National Environment Protection Council
EPHC Archive - Movement of Controlled Waste NEPM
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What's currently happening
For current information about the Movement of Controlled Waste NEPM see:
This NEPM ensures that controlled wastes that are to be moved between States and Territories are properly identified, transported, and handled in ways that are consistent with environmentally sound practices.
The NEPM provides a national framework for developing and integrating State and Territory systems for the management of the movement of controlled wastes between States and Territories. These management systems include:
- tracking systems which provide information to assist agencies and emergency services, and ensure that controlled wastes are directed to and reach appropriate facilities;
- prior notification systems which provide participating States and Territories with access to information, to assess the appropriateness of proposed movements of controlled wastes in terms of transportation and a facility selection process; and
- the licensing and regulation of generators, transporters and facilities so that tracking and notification functions are compatible with participating State and Territory requirements.
Minor Variation to the NEPM 2010
In 2010 the NEPC made a Minor Variation to the NEPM to provide greater clarity, remove unneccessary regulatory burden and remove clauses that are no longer required.
- NEPM: Movement of Controlled Waste NEPM as Varied 2010
- NEPM: Movement of Controlled Waste Minor Variation 2010 (PDF - 28.67 KB)
Related NEPM documents
- NEPM: Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories (as varied) - Dec 2004 (PDF - 181.17 KB)
- Draft Minor Variation to Movement of Controlled Waste NEPM 2010 (PDF - 162.63 KB)
- Explanatory Statement for Proposed Minor Variation to Movement of Controlled Waste NEPM (PDF - 141.85 KB)
- Discussion Paper - Review of the National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste) Measure - September 2009 (PDF - 194.19 KB)
- Addendum to the Impact Statement - Movement of Controlled Waste - Feb 2006 (PDF - 23.18 KB)
- Summary of submissions - draft NEPM and Impact Statement for the movement of controlled waste between states and territor (PDF - 248.68 KB)
- Impact Statement: draft Movement of Controlled Waste NEPM - Jan 1998 (PDF - 409.14 KB)