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These fact sheets are a basic guide to environmental law in the ACT. They are designed for anyone interested in using the law to protect the environment.
Important: These fact sheets provide a summary of the law and are not intended to be comprehensive or to cover the specifics of any given situation. While every effort has been made to ensure the content is as accurate as possible, the EDO does not accept any responsibility for any loss or disadvantage resulting from reliance or use of this work. If you need legal advice about your particular issue please contact us. The fact sheets are based on the law as at the date noted on the fact sheet.
The fact sheets relate to ACT law unless otherwise stated. There are also some explanations of Commonwealth environmental laws, particularly the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Further information about noise pollution is available from the EDO’s Noise Pollution in the ACT booklet.
For information about state environmental laws, visit the relevant EDO state office website (edo.org.au).
Further information about environmental laws in the ACT is available from the EDO’s ACT Environmental Law Handbook.
The ACT EDO Fact Sheets Project was carried out with the assistance of funds made available by the ACT Government under the ACT Environment Grants Program.