1. 1992: Guide to the Environment Reference Standard

    This guide provides information about how the Environment Reference Standard (ERS) should be applied to support decision making, and how the environmental values, indicators and objectives for...

  2. Administering your powers under the Environment Protection Act 2017

    The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has developed this guide to support local government (councils) and other litter authorities to prepare for their role as joint regulators of the...

  3. 1984: Changes to permissions in the waste and resource recovery sector

    The commencement of the Environment Protection Act 2017 (the Act) from 1 July 2021 includes important changes that waste and resource recovery facilities need to comply with to operate legally...

  4. 1821.1: Local government - guide to preventing harm to people and the environment

    Many things we do at work can cause pollution and create waste. This can put our health and our land, air and waterways at risk of harm. New environment protection laws in Victoria will...

  5. 1941.1: Accredited consigner application guidance

    An accredited consigner is a person appointed by EPA to advise waste industry duty holders on how to classify and manage specific types of waste. This guidance outlines the role of an accredited...

  6. 1978: Transition guidance for environmental auditors

    This guidance has been prepared to assist EPA appointed environmental auditors understand the transitional provisions relating to environmental audits and auditor appointments that apply upon the...

  7. 1977.1: Guide to the duty to manage contaminated land

    The Environment Protection Act 2017 (the Act) aims to ensure that risks to human health and the environment from contaminated land are minimised so far as reasonably practicable. Section 39(2) of the...

  8. 1906: Annual Plan 2020-21

    This annual plan outlines our priorities and key activities for 2020–21...

  9. 1735.2: Consumption advice for recreationally caught fish

    This fact sheet contains precautionary advice which has been issued following testing of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations across Victoria. EPA has tested fish for PFAS in...

  10. 1982: Registration requirements for dry cleaners

    With the commencement of the new Environment Protection Act 2017 (the Act) from 1 July 2021, there are some important changes that commercial dry cleaners need to adopt to ensure that their business...