PNG: Environment Act 2000

This document contains details of the Act to provide for and give effect to the National Goals and Directive Principles and to provide protection of the environment in accordance with the Fourth National Goal and Directive Principle (National Resources and Environment) of the Constitution.

PNG: Notification of Preparatory Work on Level 2 and Level 3 Activities

This Information Bulletin is aimed at assisting prospective proponents of development activities that may be classified as a Level 2 or Level 3 activity in accordance with the Environment (Prescribe Activities) Regulation 2002 to meet their legal obligations under Section 48 of the Environment Act 2000. The Act requires a person or company who intends to carry out preparatory work in relation to a Level 2 or Level 3 activity to register that intention in writing with the Director of Environment.

PNG: Guideline for Preparation of Environmental Inception Report

This Information Guideline is intended to assist prospective proponents of development activities in Papua New Guinea to meet their legal obligations under Section 52 of the Environment Act 2000 (the “Act”). The Act requires a person or company that intends to carry out a proposed Level 3 activity to prepare and submit an Environmental Inception Report.
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PNG: Guideline for Conduct of Environment Impact Assessment and Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement

The Guideline is intended to assist and guide prospective developers (or their consultants) with an intention to carry out Level 3 activities in Papua New Guinea ("PNG"), to meet their legal obligations under Section 51 and Section 53 of Environment Act 2000 (the "Act"). It also provides the legal framework for regulating the environmental effects of development activities in order to promote sustainable development in PNG.

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