This Act provides for the appointment of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability and sets out the objectives, powers and functions of the Commissioner. The functions of the Commissioner include: to prepare the Report on the State of the Environment of Victoria; conduct annual strategic audits of, and prepare reports on, the implementation of environmental management systems by Agencies and public authorities; audit public education programmes relating to ecologically sustainable development; and advise the Minister in relation to any matter relating to ecologically sustainable development.
Australia · 2003-05-13