Environment Protection Regulation 2005

Number: SL2005-38
Made under: Environment Protection Act 1997^[1], s 166
Status: In Force

Notes

For infringement notice offences under this regulation see Magistrates Court (Environment Protection Infringement Notices) Regulation 2005^[2]

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Notes

Proposed amendments by Statute Law Amendment Bill 2025^[6].

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
15 May 2025	HTML PDF Word	R43	15 May 2025	Republication for amendments by A2024-11^[7]

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Name	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Environment Protection Noise Measurement Manual 2024^[8]	Disallowable instruments	s 29A	13 September 2024	DI2024-285
Environment Protection (Declared Agvet Chemical Products and Approved Training) Declaration 2022 (No 1)^[9]	Notifiable instruments	s 55D, s 55E and s 55H	28 April 2022	NI2022-212

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
15 May 2025	HTML PDF Word	R43	15 May 2025	Republication for amendments by A2024-11^[7]
10 January 2025 - 14 May 2025	HTML PDF Word	R42	10 January 2025	Republication for amendments by A2024-35^[10]
16 August 2024 - 9 January 2025	HTML PDF Word	R41	16 August 2024	Republication for amendments by SL2024-17^[11]
11 July 2024 - 15 August 2024	HTML PDF Word	R40	11 July 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-35^[10]
27 November 2023 - 10 July 2024	HTML PDF Word	R39	27 November 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-36^[12]
24 August 2022 - 26 November 2023	HTML PDF Word	R38	24 August 2022	Republication for amendments by A2022-14^[13]
28 April 2022 - 23 August 2022	HTML PDF Word	R37	28 April 2022	Republication for amendments by SL2021-26^[14]
11 December 2021 - 27 April 2022	HTML PDF Word	R36	11 December 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-30^[15]
23 June 2021 - 10 December 2021	HTML PDF Word	R35	23 June 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-12^[16]
24 December 2019 - 22 June 2021	HTML PDF Word	R34	24 December 2019	Republication for amendments by SL2019-32^[17]
1 September 2019 - 23 December 2019	HTML PDF Word	R33	1 September 2019	Republication for amendments by A2016-24^[18]
9 August 2019 - 31 August 2019	HTML PDF Word	R32	9 August 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-20^[19]
21 December 2018 - 8 August 2019	HTML PDF Word	R31	21 December 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-32^[20]
31 August 2017 - 20 December 2018	HTML PDF Word	R30	31 August 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-17^[21]
15 August 2017 - 30 August 2017	HTML PDF Word	R29	15 August 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-21^[22]
21 June 2016 - 14 August 2017	HTML PDF Word	R28	21 June 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-33^[23]
12 May 2016 - 20 June 2016	HTML PDF Word	R27	12 May 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-24^[24]
24 February 2016 - 11 May 2016	HTML PDF Word	R26	24 February 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-2^[25]
14 October 2015 - 23 February 2016	HTML PDF Word	R25	14 October 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-33^[26]
1 September 2015 - 13 October 2015	HTML PDF Word	R24	1 September 2015	Republication for amendments by SL2015-28^[27]
1 July 2015 - 31 August 2015	HTML PDF Word	R23	1 July 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-19^[28]
11 June 2015 - 30 June 2015	HTML PDF Word	R22	11 June 2015	Republication for amendments by A2014-59^[29]
12 November 2014 - 10 June 2015	HTML PDF Word	R21	12 November 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-52^[30]
27 January 2014 - 11 November 2014	HTML PDF Word	R20	27 January 2014	Republication for amendments by A2013-40^[31]
14 June 2013 - 26 January 2014	HTML PDF Word	R19	14 June 2013	Republication for amendments by A2013-19^[32]
8 February 2013 - 13 June 2013	HTML PDF Word	R18	8 February 2013	Republication for amendments by SL2013-2^[33]
5 June 2012 - 7 February 2013	HTML PDF Word	R17	5 June 2012	Republication for amendments by A2012-21^[34]
12 December 2011 - 4 June 2012	HTML PDF Word	R16	12 December 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-52^[35]
21 September 2011 - 11 December 2011	HTML PDF Word	R15	21 September 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-28^[36]
1 July 2011 - 20 September 2011	HTML PDF Word	R14	1 July 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-22^[37]
11 March 2011 - 30 June 2011	HTML PDF Word	R13	11 March 2011	Republication for amendments by SL2011-9^[38]
21 January 2011 - 10 March 2011	HTML PDF Word	R12	21 January 2011	Republication for amendments by SL2011-1^[39]
2 January 2010 - 20 January 2011	HTML PDF Word	R11	2 January 2010	Republication for commenced expiry
12 December 2009 - 1 January 2010	HTML PDF Word	R10	12 December 2009	Republication for amendments by SL2009-54^[40]
22 September 2009 - 11 December 2009	HTML PDF Word	R9	22 September 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-20^[41]
23 June 2009 - 21 September 2009	HTML PDF Word	R8	23 June 2009	Republication for amendments by SL2009-29^[42]
15 August 2008 - 22 June 2009	HTML PDF Word	R7	15 August 2008	Republication for amendments by SL2008-35^[43]
31 March 2008 - 14 August 2008	HTML PDF Word	R6	31 March 2008	Republication for amendments by A2007-25^[44] and A2008-4^[45]
27 December 2007 - 30 March 2008	HTML PDF Word	R5	27 December 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-39^[46]
11 September 2007 - 26 December 2007	HTML PDF Word	R4	11 September 2007	Republication for amendments by SL2007-24^[47]
12 April 2007 - 10 September 2007	HTML PDF Word	R3	12 April 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-3^[48]
3 June 2006 - 11 April 2007	HTML PDF Word	R2	3 June 2006	Republication for amendments by SL2006-27^[49]
18 November 2005 - 2 June 2006	HTML PDF Word	R1	18 November 2005	Republication for new regulation
18 November 2005	HTML PDF Word	As notified	17 November 2005

Law history

Notification statement

The Environment Protection Regulation 2005 has been made and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

Notified: 17 November 2005 (Parliamentary Counsel)

Instrument as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats
17 November 2005	18 November 2005	HTML PDF Word

Explanatory statement

Version	Published	Files/Formats
As presented	17 November 2005	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	17 November 2005	LA^[50] s 75 (1)
remainder	18 November 2005	s 2 and LA^[50] s 73 (3)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Amendment information is being progressively added to the Legislation Register. For a full list of legislation amending this law, see the legislation history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2024-11^[7]	Biosecurity Legislation Amendment Act 2024	sch 2 pt 2.4	15 May 2025
A2024-35^[10]	Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2024	ss 42-44	10 January 2025
SL2024-17^[11]	Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1)	ss 4-19	16 August 2024
A2024-35^[10]	Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2024	ss 45-58	11 July 2024
A2023-36^[12]	Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023	sch 1 pt 1.25	27 November 2023
A2022-14^[13]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2022	sch 3 pt 3.14	24 August 2022
SL2021-26^[14]	Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2021 (No 1)	ss 4-9	28 April 2022
A2021-30^[15]	Emergencies Amendment Act 2021	sch 1 pt 1.3	11 December 2021
A2021-12^[16]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2021	sch 3 pt 3.16	23 June 2021

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