1991: Responding to harm caused by pollution

This guidance is designed to help you understand what you need to do after a pollution incident occurs...

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...

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...

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...

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...

F1018: Prohibited person questionnaire

The Environment Protection Act 2017 (the Act) prohibits certain persons from engaging in particular activities regulated by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA, the Authority). EPA also...

F1017: Fit and proper person questionnaire

The Environment Protection Act 2017 (the Act) requires that persons have been assessed as being fit and proper to conduct certain activities regulated by the Environment Protection Authority Victoria...

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...

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...

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...