What we do
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We are responsible for a variety of activities under different pieces of legislation. These activities are described below. See the relevant section for more information
on each activity.
We are not the sole agency responsible for the environment and have close working relationships with a number of other agencies, as outlined below in the Relationships with other agencies section.
New HSNO applications, importing and exporting ozone depleting substances and hazardous waste.
Applications for nationally significant resource management proposals.
Processing emission returns and allocation applications.
Activities taking place in the EEZ will be regulated by us from 2012.
Read more about the Acts and regulations we operate under.
Find out more about the agencies we work with.
Who is responsible for ensuring controls are enforced and who to contact to report incidents where controls are breached.