Australian Capital Territory
Environment Protection (Draft Contaminated Sites Policy) Notice 2009 (No 1)*
Register No E63-09
Notifiable instrument NI2009—371 
made under the
Environment Protection Act 1997, s 25(2) (Consultation on draft environment protection policy)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Environment Protection (Draft Contaminated Sites Policy) Notice 2009 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after notification.
3	Notification
Notice is hereby given that under section 24 of the Environment Protection Act 1997 the Environment Protection Authority has prepared the following draft environment protection policy:
Title of Draft Policy	Brief Description of Draft Policy	
Draft Contaminated Sites Environment Protection Policy	The draft Contaminated Sites Environment Protection Policy is designed to assist people understand the procedures used by the Environment Protection Authority to manage contaminated land in the ACT. It also provides guidance for owners and occupiers of contaminated land to meet their legislative obligations under the Environment Protection Act 1997 and the Environment Protection Regulation 2005. 	
Any person who wishes to make a written submission to the Environment Protection Authority concerning the above draft environment protection policy may do so by 9 October 2009.
Submissions should be addressed to:
Environment Protection Authority
GPO Box 158, 
Canberra ACT 2601
Copies of the draft environment protection policy are available for public inspection under section 25(4) at the following locations:
During business hours, at the office of the Environment Protection Authority, Level 3 South Wing, Macarthur House, 12 Wattle Street, Lyneham ACT;
ACT Public Libraries;
Canberra Connect Shopfront Services; and
Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water website: http://www.environment.act.gov.au

Robert Neil
Environment Protection Authority
6 	August 2009