Business and industry
Please note that the Environmental Protection Regulation 1998 will be replaced by the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 and the Environmental Protection Act 1994 will be amended as from the 1 January 2009.
Content on this site may not be updated for these changes. Details of the legislative changes can be found at www.derm.qld.gov.au/about/legislationpolicy/legislation/index.html
Environmental impacts associated with business and industrial activities are primarily managed through licensing environmentally relevant activities, other than mining and petroleum activities, (hereafter referred to as ERAs) under the Integrated Planning Act 1997 (IPA) and the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act). Schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 (EP Reg) lists and describes the activities that are ERAs.
The ERAs are listed in the EP Reg under the same broad headings as the links in the side bar at the left of this page (NOTE: these pages have not yet been updated to the definitions in the new EP Reg). These side bar links go to lists of the ERAs that link to an information page for each ERA. These pages include links to specific documents that relate to those ERAs. Other relevant documents that relate to ERAs in general, rather than specific ERAs, are also available. All these documents are available grouped by document type - operational policies, guidelines, information sheets and application forms from the links in the side bar on the right of this page.
For a brief overview of the process for licensing ERAs, go to the Environmentally Relevant Activities web page. If an activity is listed in schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 , the person/s carrying out the ERA must:
- Obtain a development approval or operate under a code of environmental compliance for chapter 4 activities ; and
- Obtain a registration certificate from either the department or local government.
In 2007, the Department of Natural Resources and Water declared several wild rivers under the Wild Rivers Act 2005 to preserve the natural values. For more information and guidance regarding legislative requirements under the Wild Rivers Act 2005 for applications made within declared wild river areas, please look at Activities In Wild River Areas.
Last updated: 24 December 2008