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Arindam answered on Feb 09 2021
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Assessment Task 1 – Project
Table of Contents
Part A    2
Part B    6
Reference Lists    10
Part A
Australia’s national environment law is widely known as the EPBC Act ( Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) (Ralph and Stu
s, 2014). In the EPBC Act provides a regulatory and legal framework so that it can protect and monitor internationally and nationally the key heritage places, ecological communities, fauna and flora. In the EPBC Act, the matters only of national environmental importance are, guarded under this regulation.
There are various, administrative bodies that govern the associated environmental regulations in Australia. The nation has a Federal System where the environmental matters are, regulated at a te
itory and state level. The regime differs from each te
itory or state (Epstein, 2018). The Commonwealth Government is also responsible for regulating particular matters at the national level. The also sees climate change and energy policies.
Te
itory and State Legislation
    Western Australia
    The Environmental Protection Act 1986 (Western Australia Environmental Protection Act)
    Victoria
    The Environment Protection Act 1970 (Victoria)
    Tasmania
    The Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (Tasmania)
    South Australia
    The Environmental Protection Act 1993 (South Australia)
    Queensland
    The Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Queensland)
    New South Wales
    The Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1994 (Queensland)
    Northern Te
itory
    Environmental Assessment Act 1982 and The Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 (Northern Te
itory)
    Australian Capital Te
itory
    The Environment Protection Act 1997 (Australian Capital Te
itory)
Table 1: The State and Te
itory Regulations of Australia
Source: Created by the Learne
In all legislation the administrative personals such as managers and directors of a business organisation, provided they can determine the available defences, which can be, guilty if the business organisation is found to be guilty. Some regulatory measures impose liability on the licenses or on the occupiers for going against the contractual agreement. The penalties under this legislation are divided into three types, and it depends upon the severity of the offence caused. It can include cancellation of licenses or daily penalties (Strengers and Maller, 2014).
    Tier 1 Offences
    The serious offence includes penalties:
· A $ 500,000 or 5 years of jail
· A $ 1 million for the corporations
    Tier 2 Offences
    These type of offences are considered to be as the strict liability offence that can result in:
· A $ 125,000 for the individuals
· A $ 250,000 for the corporations
    Tier 3 Offences
    It involves minor offences, which impose penalties of $ 5,000 for both corporations and individuals. Courts also have the power her to impose specific orders.
Table 2: Penalties under the State Legislation (Tier 1, 2 and 3 Offence)
Source: Created by the Learne
Local government is the chief player in safeguarding the nation’s (Australia) environment. The EPBC Act does not have any implications for the contractors of the local government, employees, responsibilities, and operations. For trading (purchasing and selling) in Australia for the consumers and businesses, there is the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).For the Australian consumers, there is Australian Consumer Law that safeguards the product safety laws, consumer rights guarantees or unfair contract terms (Schalteggeret al, 2017).
There are privacy laws that are, governed by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). It regulates the business and their activities that deal with storing, accessing collecting communication and information. It applies to the various sector of Australia. The nation also has discrete or individual privacy laws that can be, implemented in workplaces. Implementation of laws affects the business processes in a business organisation. The Federal Privacy Act 1988 provides a regulatory framework for the security of online information of all the business organisations in Australia (Gholami et al, 2016).
The Fair Work Act 2009 looks after the employment law. The National Employment Standards (NES) sets a minimum standard for employment across various areas. The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 sees that the workplace conditions are safe for the employees to work accident-free. The WHS Act aims to provide a nationally balanced and consistent framework...
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