Australian Capital Territory
Commissioner for the Environment (Reporting Day and Reporting Period) Determination 2005 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2005–211
made under the
Commissioner for the Environment Act 1993, s 19 (5) (State of the environment report)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Overview

This Determination specifies that the reporting period for the next ACT State of the Environment Report will commence on 1 July 2003 and end on 31 June 2007.  The Determination further specifies that the reporting date by which the Commissioner for the Environment shall submit a report to the Minister shall be 31 December 2007.

Detail

Subsection 19 (4) Commissioner for the Environment Act1993 requires that the Commissioner must, within 12 months of the Minister presenting a state of the environment report in the Legislative Assembly, recommend to the Minister a reporting period and reporting date for the next state of the environment report.

The reporting period must begin the day after the end of the previous report and not exceed 4 years.

The reporting day must be not less than 3 months and not more than 6 months after the end of the reporting period.

This Determination gives effect to the Commissioner’s recommendation pursuant to subsection 19 (5) of the Act.