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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 11 Hansard (10 December) . . Page.. 3535 ..

Code was included in the Authorisation for the incinerator under the Environment Protection Act 1997. As the Code includes a moratorium on the incineration of pesticides, an investigation by the Commissioner was not required.

c) There has been no investigation conducted under the initiative of the Commissioner.

5. a) Under the Commissioner for the Environment Act 1993, terms of reference are only required for Ministerially directed investigations. The terms of reference prescribed by the Minister for the investigation into the use of chemicals to control pests on Territory Land, or in other property, managed by or on behalf of the Australian Capital Territory Executive required the Commissioner to consider:

* an assessment of the types and quantities of chemicals used for the control of pests;

* the effectiveness of existing chemical programs for the control of pests, including opportunities for reduction in the use of chemicals;

* the health and safety aspects of chemical use on the general community and workers applying chemicals;

* public notification of chemical control programs;

* the need for transparent processes to ensure community input on ACT chemical control programs;

* the need to integrate Ecologically Sustainable Development precautionary principles in policy decisions regarding chemical use;

* the potential impacts of chemicals on non-target fauna and flora;

* non-toxic alternatives for the control of pests; and

* such other relevant issues as may arise in the course of the investigation.

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