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Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994

The Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA) is Tasmania's principal environmental protection law. It imposes a general environmental duty to prevent or minimise environmental harm, requires schedu...
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Version as at 5 Jan 2023 Compiled version

Current Topics 4

Duty to notify environmental incidents within 24 hours

Oct 2026
Persons responsible for an environmentally relevant activity must notify the Director within 24 hours of becoming aware of a pollutant relea...
Medium
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General Environmental Duty

Oct 2026
Every person must take practicable or reasonable steps to prevent or minimise environmental harm or nuisance caused, or likely to be caused,...
Medium
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Objectives of the environmental management and pollution control system

Oct 2026
EMPCA sets objectives for Tasmania's environmental management and pollution control system, including protecting and enhancing the quality o...
Low
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Offences for causing environmental harm

Oct 2026
Causing serious environmental harm by polluting the environment is an offence under EMPCA, with higher maximum fines for bodies corporate th...
High
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18 May 2026 · Amended

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