Environment Links
Australian Environment Agencies
Federal Government
- Environmental Resources Information Network
- Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- Bureau of Meteorology
State and Territory Governments
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
- Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts
- Department of Primary Industries and Water
- Parks and Wildlife Service
Victoria
Western Australia
- Department of Environment and Conservation
- Environmental Protection Authority
- Department of Conservation and Land Management (Nature Base)
Australian Legal
Other Australian Environmental Links
- Natural Resources Management Ministerial Council
- National Transport Commission
- National Pollutant Inventory Database
- Clean Air Society of Australia & New Zealand (CASANZ)
International Environmental Information
- United Nations Development Programme
- United Nations Environment Programme
- CL:AIRE Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments
- Columbia University's Centre for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature
- The United States Environmental Protection Agency
- The EnviroLink
- The European Environment Agency
- The Canadian National Pollutant Release Inventory Database
Relationships with other bodies
In carrying out its statutory functions, including the development of National Environment Protection Measures, the National Environment Protection Council may establish relationships with other national bodies that have an interest in the impacts of proposed NEPMs.
Accordingly, the NEPC, NEPC Committee and NEPC Service Corporation have established Memoranda of Understanding or Agreements with the following bodies:
- National Transport Commission
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- enHealth (the Environmental Health Committee of the Australian Health Protection Committee)
- Standards Australia
National Transport Commission
The National Environment Protection Council and the National Transport Commission (NTC) have agreed to cooperate with each other in the development of national laws to control emissions and noise from all categories of road motor vehicles, in order to achieve the objectives of both parties. The Memorandum of Understanding provides a framework for coordination and consultation between NEPC and NTC, and assists them in fulfilling their respective statutory functions and obligations.
The Land Transport Environment Committee (LTEC) is established by NTC and NEPC under the Memorandum of Understanding, and reports to NTC and NEPC Committee on matters referred to it by the respective bodies.
Click here for The LTEC web site.
The Memorandum of Understanding between the National Environment Protection Council and National Transport Commission is available in PDF format below. Information about the National Transport Commission can be accessed by visiting their web site at www.ntc.gov.au.
LINKS_mou_nepc_ntc_april_2004.pdf
National Health and Medical Research Council
A Memorandum of Understanding between NEPC and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) was agreed to in June 1997. The MOU establishes a Liaison Committee comprising senior environment and health representatives.
enHEALTH
The Environmental Health Committee (enHealth) is a subcommittee of the Australian Health Protection Committee - enHealth is responsible for providing nationally agreed health policy advice and implementation of the National Environmental Health Strategy (enHealth was formerly known as the enHealth Council).
Given the expertise of enHealth on environmental health matters and the contribution that they make to NEPC and EPHC activities (including the development of National Environment Protection Measures), the working relationship has been formalised through an Agreement between enHealth and NEPC Service Corporation. The Agreement is available in PDF format here: NEPCSC_MOU__NEPCSC_enHealth_200011.pdf.
Standards Australia
Standards Australia develops and markets Australian Standards covering a wide variety of technical and commercial areas. Standards Australia does not set environmental standards, which is the province of the National Environment Protection Council and jurisdictional governments. Australian Standards are often referenced in National Environment Protection Measures, with regard to specific technical issues (eg siting of monitoring stations, and procedures for chemical testing).
The Memorandum of Understanding between the National Environment Protection Council and Standards Australia provides a framework for communications between the two bodies, and establishes the respective roles of the two bodies in standard setting.
The Memorandum of Understanding between the National Environment Protection Council and Standards Australia is available in PDF format here: NEPC_MOU__NEPC_and_Standards_Australia_2007_1997.pdf.
File List for Publication - Senate Continuing Order
Pursuant to the Continuing Order of the Senate, a list of relevant files created by the NEPC Service Corporation in the previous six months are available below: