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Search issued certificates and statements of environmental audit
This is a list of properties for which a certificate or statement of environmental audit has been issued under Part IXD of the Environment Protection Act 1970 (the Act) since the environmental audit system commenced in 1990. The list is in two parts: certificates of environmental audit and statements of environmental audit. click here for more details.
An environmental audit is an assessment of the nature and extent of harm (or risk of harm) to the environment posed by an industrial process or activity, waste, substance or noise.
An environmental audit must be able to deliver authoritative advice, on which individuals and organisations are able to rely in making decisions which affect the future of our community.
An environmental audit must be independent, objective, credible and transparent.
Many organisations are now using environmental audit as a tool to assist in assessing the condition of the environment they manage (or can influence), prioritise actions to reduce risks to the environment as a result of their activities or to demonstrate accountability to third parties.