Australian Capital Territory
Commissioner for the Environment (Reporting Day and Reporting Period) Determination 2011 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2011–57
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 2007 and end on 30 June 2011.  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 2011.

Detail

Subsection 19 (4) Commissioner for the Environment Act 1993 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.