This provision gives the Act its short title and defines several key terms, including the Agency and related officeholders.
National Environment Agency Act 2002 2020 REVISED EDITION This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021 An Act to establish and incorporate the National Environment Agency, to provide for its functions and powers, and for matters connected therewith. [1 July 2002] PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the National Environment Agency Act 2002. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “accreditation, certification or inspection mark” means any accreditation, certification or inspection mark of the Agency specified under section 12(b); “Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under section 3; “auxiliary officer” means an individual who is appointed as an auxiliary officer under section 16A(1); “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Agency and includes a temporary Chairperson of the Agency; “chief executive” means the chief executive of the Agency, and includes any individual acting in that capacity; “Deputy Chairperson” means the Deputy Chairperson of the Agency and includes a temporary Deputy Chairperson of the Agency; “environmental written law” means a written law administered by any of the following: (a) the Agency; (b) the Director-General of Environmental Protection appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999; (c) the Director-General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987; “member” means a member of the Agency and includes a temporary member of the Agency. [4/2016; 5/2018]