❓ Hon Jim Chown asks the Minister for Environment how many breaches of the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure are tolerated before action is taken against polluters. The Minister clarifies that the AAQ NEPM sets standards for monitoring and reporting, not direct regulatory requirements.
AnsweredQoN 245Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION (AMBIENT AIR QUALITY) MEASURE
245. Hon JIM CHOWN to the Minister for Environment:
How many breaches of the National
Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure are tolerated before the
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation takes action against the
pollution emitters?
PROTECTION (AMBIENT AIR QUALITY) MEASURE
245. Hon JIM CHOWN to the Minister for Environment:
How many breaches of the National
Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure are tolerated before the
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation takes action against the
pollution emitters?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The
National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure—AAQ NEPM—sets
standards for monitoring and reporting on ambient air quality. The
national standards set by the AAQ NEPM are not regulatory requirements that apply to individual industrial premises.
Jurisdictions including Western Australia use the AAQ NEPM standards to
inform regulation, guide policy development and as a basis for reporting.
Community members can report instances of poor air quality to the Department of
Water and Environmental Regulation for investigation. The department's
pollution watch hotline is available 24 hours a day on 1300 784 782.
some notice of the question.
The
National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure—AAQ NEPM—sets
standards for monitoring and reporting on ambient air quality. The
national standards set by the AAQ NEPM are not regulatory requirements that apply to individual industrial premises.
Jurisdictions including Western Australia use the AAQ NEPM standards to
inform regulation, guide policy development and as a basis for reporting.
Community members can report instances of poor air quality to the Department of
Water and Environmental Regulation for investigation. The department's
pollution watch hotline is available 24 hours a day on 1300 784 782.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.