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Home / NEPMs Explained / NPI NEPMNational Pollutant Inventory NEPMThe national environment protection goals established by this NEPM are to assist in reducing the existing and potential impacts of emissions of substances and to assist government, industry and the community in achieving the desired environmental outcomes of the NEPM by providing a basis for:
The NPI NEPM provides the framework for the development and establishment of the NPI which is an Internet database designed to provide publicly available information on the types and amounts of certain substances being emitted to the air, land, and water. Click here to access the NPI database. In June 2007, the NPI NEPM was varied to make a number of changes to fulfil the inventory’s potential as a major tool for environmental management and cleaner production. One such change was the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions reporting as an interim measure, pending the establishment of a national purpose-built greenhouse gas reporting mechanism. The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 was enacted in September 2007. In April 2008, NEPC commenced the statutory process to make a minor variation to the NPI NEPM. The scope of the variation will be limited to the removal of greenhouse gas and energy reporting requirements. The proposed variation will remove duplicative reporting requirements in order to minimise any confusion in reporting to the NPI. A draft NEPM variation, explanatory statement and a copy of the NEPM as it will appear if varied have been released for public consultation. These documents can be downloaded below. Submissions on these documents are welcome. Written submissions should be sent to: Telephone (08) 8419 1200 Submissions will be accepted by email. Click here to send an email. The closing date for submissions is Friday, 18 July 2008. All submissions are public documents unless clearly marked “confidential” and may be made available to other interested parties, subject to Freedom of Information Act provisions. In July 2005, the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) commenced the statutory process to make a variation to the NPI NEPM. In June 2006, NEPC agreed to release a draft NEPM variation, impact statement and other supporting documents for public consultation. These documents have been provided below for information. On 2 June 2007, the NEPC made the following amendments to the National Pollutant Inventory NEPM:
The variation also includes other matters identified in the 2005 NPI Review Report (see below). The draft variation to the NEPM proposed that aquaculture facilities no longer be exempt from reporting to the NPI. The NEPC did not remove the exemption – aquaculture facilities remain exempt from reporting to the NPI. The NEPC agreed (with the Commonwealth dissenting - see EPHC communique for further information) to include reporting on greenhouse gases in the NPI NEPM. Note that this is an interim measure until a purpose-built national reporting framework for greenhouse gases is established.
NPI Variation - archive documents for download (provided for historical and information purposes)NPI reviewAustralian, state and territory Ministers agreed to review the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) at the NEPC meeting in December 2004. The aim of the review was to determine the NPI's effectiveness and whether it is delivering benefits to the community, industry and governments. Stakeholder consultation was carried out during March 2005 with a range of stakeholders. The results of the NPI review were presented to Ministers in July 2005 and provided a starting point for NEPC to consider whether to embark on a process to vary the NPI NEPM, and the scope of any change. Terms of referenceThe review's terms of reference were to:
Review teamThe review team was chaired by the Australian Government and consisted of representatives from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. NPI review reportAustralian Government, State and Territory Ministers agreed to the public release of the NPI review report at the meeting of the NEPC in July 2005. The report is available below.
Links with other reviewsThe review took into account experience since the previous NPI reviews, such as the NEPM review completed in 2000 and the evaluation of the National Pollutant Inventory program in 2000. The 2004 report on greenhouse gases in the NPI and the progress of the Joint Environment Protection and Heritage Council/Ministerial Council on Energy Working Group on energy and greenhouse gas reporting will be taken into account in the NEPM variation and NPI operational improvement processes.
Issues addressedSome of the issues the review focused on are:
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