The main purposes of this Act are (a) to provide for the continuation of the Environment Protection Authority; and (b) to specify a new objective of the Environment Protection Authority; and (c) to provide for a new governance structure of the continued Environment Protection Authority; and (d) to provide for the Governing Board of the Environment Protection Authority; and (e) to make consequential amendments to the Environment Protection Act 1970 and the Public Administration Act 2004. The objective of the Authority is to protect human health and the environment by reducing the harmful effects of pollution and waste. (2) The Authority must exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions under this Act, the Environment Protection Act 1970 or any other Act for the purposes of achieving the objective set out in subsection (1) to the extent that it is practicable to do so having regard to the nature of the power being exercised or the duty or function being performed.
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