National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Regulations 1999
Summary
DCCEEW publishes the consolidated National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Regulations 1999 (F2026C00304). The regulations, authorised by the NEPM (Implementation) Act 1998, establish the framework for accreditation of environmental auditors, define matters of national environmental interest, set out reviewable decisions, and require annual reporting by the administering body.
What changed
The National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Regulations 1999 have been consolidated to the current version (F2026C00304). The regulations cover: name and definitions (ss 1, 3), meaning of matter of national interest (s 4), accreditation of environmental auditors (s 5), reviewable decisions (s 6), and annual reporting obligations (s 7). The regulations are administered by DCCEEW under authority of the NEPM (Implementation) Act 1998.
Affected parties including environmental auditors, consulting firms, and entities subject to reviewable decisions under NEPM should verify their current compliance status against this consolidated version. The regulations establish the procedural framework for environmental auditor accreditation and define what constitutes matters of national environmental interest.
What to do next
- Monitor for updates to consolidated versions
- Review current accreditation requirements for environmental auditors under these regulations
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National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Regulations 1999
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- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
This item is authorised by the following title:
- National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Act 1998 Latest version View as made version F2026C00304 C03 01 April 2026 This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
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- 1 Name of Regulations
- 3 Definition
- 4 Meaning of matter of national interest
- 5 Accreditation of environmental auditors
- 6 Reviewable decisions
- 7 Annual report
- Endnotes
- Endnote 1—About the endnotes
- Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
- Endnote 3—Legislation history
- Endnote 4—Amendment history
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