Australian Capital Territory
Environment Protection (Fees) Determination 2016 
Disallowable Instrument DI2016 - 177
made under the
Environment Protection Act 1997, section 165 (Determination of fees etc)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 165 of the Environment Protection Act 1997 (the Act) permits the Minister to determine fees for the Act.

The purpose of this instrument is to determine the fees for goods and services under the Act for the 2016-17 financial year. 

The regulatory fees in the determination have been increased by 4% for the 2016-17 financial year, as per the government’s decision in the 2014-15 Budget. Appropriate rounding has been made in relation to increases.

The instrument commences on 1 July 2016.

This instrument revokes Environment Protection (Fees) Determination 2015 (No 2) (DI2015‑158).

A determination under section 165 of the Act is a disallowable instrument and must be presented to the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after its notification pursuant to section 64 of the Legislation Act 2001.

Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS)
A RIS is not required for this fee determination due to s 36(1)(k) of the Legislation Act, which states that a RIS need not be prepared for an amendment of a fee consistent with announced government policy. 

Human Rights
The Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety (Legislative Scrutiny Role) terms of reference require consideration of human rights impacts, among other matters. In this case, no human rights are impacted.