Australian Capital Territory
Environment Protection (Draft General Environment Protection Policy) Notice 2015 (No 1)*
Notifiable instrument NI2015—611
made under the
Environment Protection Act 1997, s 25 (Consultation on draft environment protection policy)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Environment Protection (Draft General Environment Protection Policy) Notice 2015 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after notification.
3	Notification
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 General Environment Protection Policy	The draft General Environment Protection Policy has been updated to ensure it accurately reflects the recent amendments to the Environment Protection Act 1997 (the Act). It is designed to assist people understand and comply with the Act, the Environment Protection Regulation 2005 and the general environmental duty under the Act.
	
Any person who wishes to make a written submission concerning the above draft environment protection policy may do so by 23 December 2015.
Submissions should be addressed to:
Environment Protection Policy
GPO Box 158
Canberra ACT 2601
or emailed to environmentprotectionpolicy@act.gov.au 
Copies of the draft environment protection policy are available for public inspection under section 25(4) at the following locations:
During business hours, at Environment Protection Policy, Level 1 North, Dame Pattie Menzies House, 16 Challis Street Dickson, ACT;
ACT Public Libraries; and
Environment and Planning Directorate website: http://www.environment.act.gov.au/environment/environment_protection_authority/legislation_and_policies

Mark McCabe
Environment Protection Authority
23 October 2015