3 x 1.1 hours
Review recorded version 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

• NSW Environmental Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
• NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy
• NSW Waste Infrastructure Needs Guide
• NSW Plastics Plan
• Draft RRO/E criteria for Recovered Soils
• POEO (General) Regulation 2021
• POEO (Clean Air) Regulation 2021
• Energy from Waste Policy Statement + Locations
• Review of Environment Planning Regulation 2000
• Draft Noise Guide for Local Government
• EPA to manage greenhouse gases – court ruling

1: Victorian Environmental Laws Update:

• New Environment Protection Amendment Act and Regulation and its implications
• The Permits and Registration system
• New waste framework including management of hazardous waste
• New Waste Classification Assessment Protocol
• Landfill acceptance and asbestos waste
• Determination of Use for waste reuse & recycling
• New Victorian Waste Act and Waste Authority
• Victorian CDS
• Trouble with PFAS - the Westgate Tunnel Spoil issue

2: Queensland Environmental Laws Update:

• Draft Queensland Organics Strategy 2022-2032
• Updated - Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plans (PRCP) Guideline
• Updated - Estimated Rehabilitation Cost (ERC) Guideline
• Guideline – Prevention of fires in waste stockpiles
• Regulated wastes –classification and tracking
• Container Deposit System

2: South Australian Environmental Laws Update:

• McLaren Vale landfill - no to PFAS cell
• Waste Levy collection policy
• Current grants and funding
• Environment Protection (Waste Reform) Amendments

3: Other States and Territories:

• Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Bill with new waste levy
• Western Australia’s Container Deposit Scheme
• Western Australia’s draft thresholds for uncontaminated fill
• Sandy Ridge Class V landfill open

3: National,  Federal & NZ Laws: 

• Ambient Air Quality NEPM - to lower Ozone, NOx and SOx levels
• Use of Road-grade Recycled Plastics for Sustainable Asphalt Pavements
• Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 – Plastic waste exports
• Australian standard for waste and resource recovery data and reporting
• Carbon Prices Review

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:   Sessions recorded for viewing at any time
             login and password for the webinar - access until at least August 2022
Venue:  At your computer desktop - requires 5 Mbs download rate - best to use Chrome internet browser
Price:    Members $100         Non-Members $125

Register and pay by Credit Card or Register and be invoiced