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📜 Contaminated Sites Amendment Bill 2004

Bill LapsedLA21 October 2004

The Contaminated Sites Amendment Bill 2004 clarifies responsibility for remediating contaminated land, particularly when contamination migrates from one site to another. It ensures the party responsible for the source site's contamination is also responsible for remediating the affected site.

Impact

Landowners, particularly those with contaminated land or land adjacent to contaminated sites, are affected. It clarifies who bears the cost of remediation, aligning responsibility with the 'polluter pays' principle and protecting landowners from contamination originating elsewhere.

Key Changes

["Defines 'source site' and 'affected site' in relation to contamination migration.", "Ensures the person responsible for contamination at a 'source site' is also responsible for remediating contamination that has migrated to an 'affected site'.", "Clarifies that owners of 'affected sites' are not responsible for contamination migrating from a 'source site'.", "Extends the scope of disclosure statements to include contamination at associated affected sites."]