3 x 1.1 hours - On Demand Version
Review at any time on-line for 6 months

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS:

Keep up to date with your environmental compliance obligations

This recorded three session webinar provides a cost-effective and efficient way of learning the latest environmental law developments. It is also designed to ensuring legal risk registers within your Environmental Management System (EMS) are brought up to date. You will learn about key changes and emerging developments in state and federal environmental legislation relevant to environmental aspects and risks of your business operations.

Purpose:
Businesses and organisations need keep up to date with new environmental legislation to avoid costly surprises. Also those operating an ISO 14001 EMS must establish, implement and maintain procedures to identify and access legal requirements applicable to their environmental aspects and risks. The Environmental Legislative Update webinar helps your businesses achieve this.

Who Should Benefit?: Environmental managers and professionals responsible for national compliance will find this course useful to cover your national obligations.  The webinar is scheduled to be viewed live over lunch, so you can eat and learn. Also useful for ensuring your ISO 14001 legal registers are up to date and meet auditor’s requirements.

Webinar Content:

Session 1: NSW Environmental Law Updates                Facilitator: ASBG CEO, Andrew Doig

• Waste: asbestos waste, 20 year Strategy and lack of landfill capacity
• EPA’s Prosecution Guidelines – Includes workers health
• Powers and Notices Guideline for Authorised Officers and Enforcement Officers
• Financial Assurance Policy and Guidelines Financial Assurance
• Review of underground tank UPSS Guidelines & Sampling Design Applications part 1 & 2
• Consultants Reporting On Contaminated Land & Assessment and Management of Hazardous Ground Gases
• Net Zero Plan (NZP) Stage 1 2020-30 - Greenhouse gas reduction plan

1: Victorian Environmental Laws Update:

• New Victorian Waste Act and Waste Authority
• Recycling issues for Victoria
• New Environment Protection Amendment Act and its implications
• Waste fires in Victoria

2: Queensland Environmental Laws Update:

• Queensland’s amendments to its Environment Protection Act 1994
• Revamped Environmental Protection Policies: General (Waste), Air, Noise, Water and Wetland Biodiversity
• Queensland’s waste levy and recycling strategy roll out
• Regulated wastes –classification and tracking
• Container Deposit System

2: South Australian Environmental Laws Update:

• Issues in siting a PFAS landfill cell
• Waste Levy collection policy discussion paper
• Environment Protection (Waste Reform) Amendments
• SA Environment Protection (Air Quality) Policy 2016

3: Other States and Territories:

• 2020 introduction of the Container Deposit Scheme in WA
• Western Australia’s draft thresholds for uncontaminated fill
• Sandy Ridge Class V landfill opening
• Tasmanian waste levy and action plan

3: National and Federal Laws: National Waste Policy update including

• Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020
• Recycling Modernisation Fund & Modern Manufacturing Initiative
• Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence
• SafeworkAustralia’s review of all Workplace Exposure Standards
• Australian Tax Office Ruling - Deduction for expenditure on environmental protection activities

Live Webinar - Note this webinar will be also recorded for viewing anytime after the event for registered delegates.

The main benefit of viewing it live is to ask questions, receive answers.  The Q & A session will also be recorded for each session.

Time:  Any time after receiving the login and password for the webinar - access until at least May 2021
Venue: At your computer desktop - requires 5 Mbs download rate - best to use Chrome internet browser
Price: Members $80         Non-Members $100

Register and pay by Credit Card or Register and be invoiced