- PLANET
- 3.5 CPD POINTS
The Environment Protection Act 2017 (EP Act 2017) and related sub-legislative instruments provides a preventative approach to environmental management for Victoria that focusses on preventing pollution impacts rather than managing those impacts after they have occurred.
Land use planning plays an important role in preventing risks of harm to the environment, amenity and human health from pollution and waste. Many impacts associated with encroachment, land use incompatibility and development on potentially contaminated land have resulted from land use planning decisions that haven’t adequately considered these risks. EPA's primary role in land use planning is to provide advice to planning and responsible authorities on the development of planning policies and assessment of planning proposals with potential impacts on human health and the environment This advice is aims to influence better land use planning decisions that lead to improved environmental, amenity and human health outcomes.
This course is designed to assist planners and related professionals with the skills and knowledge they will need to better understand and implement the environment protection framework and its integration with the Victorian planning system. It will cover key elements of the environment protection framework and implications for planning practice as well as explaining relevant guidance to assist planners.
Designed for
Strategic and statutory planners, and anyone else involved in the use and development of land wanting to better understand of the environment protection framework and its integration with land use planning in Victoria.
Learning outcomes
- Overview of the environment protection framework – including EP Act 2017,General Environmental Duty, Environment Protection Regulations, Environment Reference Standards.
- Understanding of who (and at what stage in the planning process) has responsibilities under the General Environmental Duty, including planning authorities.
- Understanding of the integration of the EP framework into land use planning.• Contaminated land framework – duties, preliminary risk screen, environmental audits, Victoria Unearthed resource.
- Understanding EPA’s role in providing advice and support in land use planning, as a referral authority, advisor to planning authorities and as a regulator.
- Identifying and managing environmental, human health and amenity risks due to pollution and waste – what to look for – what information you need.
- Knowledge from worked examples & case studies of recent issues.
- Knowledge of new EPA guidance.
- How and where to find the further information you need.
Presenter
Representatives from EPA Victoria’s Development Advisory team and Policy and Regulation Unit. Representatives from Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change.
Terms & Conditions
Refund & Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend a course for which you are registered, you must cancel your registration no later than 14 days prior to the course. Registrations cancelled more than 14 days prior to the course date will not incur any fees and a full refund will be granted. If you cannot attend and you are within 14 days of the course date, you can transfer your registration to another PLANET course (of the same value) or to another person as a replacement attendee, provided we have at least 48 hours’ notice of your decision to transfer. We cannot issue refunds or credits.
If you do not attend on the day a full fee will be charged.
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- Price
- 91porn Members: $235 | Non-Members: $335 | We kindly ask that this invoice is paid before the event.
- CPD Points
- 3.5
- When
- Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Where
- Online - Zoom | Hosted from VIC
- Registrations Close
- 6th Aug 24 9:00 AM