Australian Capital Territory
Environment Protection (Recognised Environmental Authorisations) Declaration 2009 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2009—36
made under the
Environment Protection Act 1997, s 67A (Recognised Environmental Authorisations)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 67A of the Environment Protection Act 1997 (the Act) allows the Minister to declare a licence, authorisation, permit, notice or approval issued, granted or given under a law of another State or Territory to conduct an activity to which an environmental authorisation applies to be recognised as an environmental authorisation for this Act 
This instrument declares transport activities licensed, permitted or approved under a law of another State of Territory to which the National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure applies, to be recognised environmental authorisations to which Division 8.2 of the Act applies. That Division covers the grant, variation, cancellation and suspension of environmental authorisations.
This means that such non-Territory licences etc are recognised in the ACT.