Report of the Third Review of the National Environment Protection Council Acts (Commonwealth State and Territory) December 2012 National Environment Protection Council Response to the Report of the Third Review of the National Protection Council Acts
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4 National Environment Protection Council NEPC Acts Third Review Response 2013 - the National Environment Protection Council should retain the ability to introduce any additional consultation mechanisms and impact statements that it sees fit - consideration should be given to a streamlined National Environment Protection Measure revocation process or a specific sunset period. Response The National Environment Protection Council agrees with this recommendation. The Council supports public consultation in the making of statutory instruments. The embedding of detailed provisions for consultation can lead, over time, to duplication and inconsistency with other more widely used process specifying consultation requirements that are updated on a regular basis. See below for other recommendations and responses relating to streamlining and revocation of National Environment Protection Measures. RECOMMENDATION 5.4 MAKING, AMENDING AND REVOKING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MEASURES When making or reviewing a National Environment Protection Measure, National Environment Protection Council should consider including: - a sunset clause for National Environment Protection Measures that by their nature have a limited operational life - a requirement for review within a specified period where the nature of the National Environment Protection Measure is such that, subject to assessment of its effectiveness and efficiency, the National Environment Protection Measure should be ongoing. In this case the National Environment Protection Measure should specify that it will be reviewed within ten years - review of National Environment Protection Measures should focus on policy and implementation as well as the detailed scientific methodology with the aim of determining the ongoing need for each National Environment Protection Measure and moving towards a better and more responsive framework - National Environment Protection Measures should be revoked if no longer necessary and the National Environment Protection Council Act should be amended to allow for a streamlined process to revoke National Environment Protection Measures, making provision for flexibility on the method of public consultation. - consideration should be given to the ongoing costs and benefits of the Air Toxics National Environment Protection Measure and the Diesel Vehicle Emissions National Environment Protection Measure and the National Environment Protection Council should be advised on the desirability and timing of review and variation of the National Environment Protection Measures or formal revocation of these National Environment Protection Measures under Section 20 of the National Environment Protection Act.