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Compliance Web Links

This page contains links to a range of compliance related pages and resources including council compliance and enforcement policies, state government guidance and policy and education materials on biodiversity, stormwater/ sediment, illegal dumping etc...

Council Compliance & Enforcement Policies - HCCREMS Region	Council Compliance & Enforcement Policies - Other Regions
State & Federal Government Compliance Policies & Guidelines	Compliance of Council Operations (Including Part 5 EP&A Act)
Auditing	Biodiversity & Vegetation Clearing Policy & Guidelines
Biodiversity & Vegetation Clearing - Education Resources	Natural Resource Management
Stormwater/ Sediment Pollution Policy & Guidelines	Stormwater & Sediment Pollution - Education Resources
Illegal Dumping Guidelines	Illegal Dumping - Education Resources
Fisheries Management Act	Water Management Act
Other

Council Compliance Policies & Guidelines - HCCREMS Region

Council	Title	Year	Notes
HCCREMS	Regional Template Compliance Policy	2010
Cessnock City Council	Ranger Enforcement Policy	2008	Contains guidance for specific offence types
Port Stephens Council	Compliance Policy	2007
Singleton Council	Compliance & Enforcement Policy	2008
Wyong Shire Council	Enforcement Policy (48.50 KB)	2006
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Council Compliance & Enforcement Policies - Other Regions

Council	Title	Year	Notes
Blue Mountains City Council	Enforcement Policy ( 91.0kb)	2006	Includes list of offence types that may be given warning letters first and those that may not.
Brisbane City Council	Prosecutions Policy	2006
Byron Shire Council	Enforcement Policy	2011
City of Ryde	Enforcement Policy (PDF 96 KB)	2008
City of Ryde	Environmental Incidents from Building and Construction Sites – Enforcement Policy	2008
Hornsby Shire Council	Hornsby Shire Council Compliance Code	2006
Hurstville City Council	Private Principle Certifying Authority Complaints Policy	2008
Oberon Council	Unauthorised Development Works and Other Activities Policy	2010	Includes steps in procedure from taking complaint through investigation and enforcement
Shoalhaven City Council	Compliance Policy	2007	Also have a Prosecution Decision Makers Checklist
Warringah Council	Compliance and Enforcement Policy	2007	Includes a section on dealing with private certifiers
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State & Federal Government Compliance Policies & Guidelines

Author	Title	Year	Notes
Better Regulation Office	Guide to Better Regulation	2009
Better Regulation Office	Risk Based Compliance	2008
DEC (WA)	Enforcement and Prosecution Policy	2008
Department of Attorney General and Justice	Caution Guideline and Internal Review Guideline	2010	The Caution Guidelines assist officers in exercising their discretion when deciding whether to issue a caution or penalty notice. The Internal Review Guidelines assist agencies to conduct internal reviews of penalty notices fairly, impartially and consistently across Government.
DECCW (NSW)	Guidelines for seeking environmental court orders
DECCW (NSW)	Information for Authorised Officers in Local Government	May 2006	Range of information relating to POEO Act
DECCW (NSW)	Duty to Notify Pollution Incidents information
DECCW (NSW)	Native Vegetation Compliance and Enforcement Strategy	August 2009
Department of Planning (NSW)	Register of Development Assessment Guidelines
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Federal)	Compliance and Enforcement Policy	2009
Development Assessment Forum (DAF)	Best practice in Development Assessment for Local Government	2005
EPA (NSW)	Prosecution Guidelines	2004
Food Authority (NSW)	Compliance and Enforcement Policy	2006
Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)	Prosecution Guidelines	2003
Ombudsman (NSW)	Investigating Complaints - A Manual for Investigators	2004
Ombudsman (NSW)	Enforcement Guidelines for Councils	2002
Ombudsman (NSW)	Fact Sheets and Guidelines
Ombudsman (NSW)	Managing Unreasonable Complaints Conduct Practice Manual	June 2009	This Manual proposes a framework of strategies for managing unreasonable conduct on the part of complainants. It is designed to encourage staff to respond confidently and firmly to such conduct. The scripts for possible responses to specific complainant issues may be particularly useful.
Ombudsman (Queensland)	Tips and Traps for Regulators	2007	Includes “Investigation Plan” template and “Regulator’s Audit Tool”
Victorian EPA	Victorian EPA Enforceable Undertakings Guidelines
WorkCover (NSW)	Compliance Policy and Prosecution Guidelines	2010
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Compliance of Council Operations (Including Part 5 EP&A Act)

Author	Title	Year	Notes
DECCW	Resources Guide for Councils: Environmental Management of Council Operations	2007
DECCW	Proponents Guidelines for the Review of Environmental Factors	2008
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Auditing & Inspecting

Author	Title	Year	Notes
DECCW	Compliance Audit Handbook	2006
DECCW	Strategic Environmental Compliance and Performance Review: Industrial Estates	Sept 2008
DECCW	Environmental Management Planning for business		Aims to help organisations in identifying and understanding statutory compliance obligations, identifying and ranking environmental issues and preparing a monitoring and reporting plan to ensure implementation.
US EPA	Conducting Environmental Compliance Inspections: Inspectors Field Manual International Edition	2002
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Biodiversity & Vegetation Clearing Policy & Guidelines

Author	Title	Year	Notes
DECCW	Native Vegetation Compliance and Enforcement Strategy	August 2009
DECCW	DECCW Native Vegetation Report Card 2008	2009
DECCW	Biodiversity Resources for Local Government		Includes compliance resources
DECCW	Biobanking Guidelines Biobanking Handbook for Local Government
DECCW	Native Vegetation Act information		Incl Fact Sheets
Dungog Council	Biodiversity DCP chapter		Includes development checklists and matters to consider when assessing DAs
HCCREMS	Regional Tree Vandalism Policy		Adopted by: Gosford, Port Stephens,
Lake Macquarie City Council	Biodiversity Planning Policy and Guidelines For LEP Rezoning Proposals	August 2009	This policy is taken into consideration where land is proposed to be rezoned in a local environmental plan. It aims to ensure that biodiversity issues are considered and resolved early in the land use planning process.
Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA) of NSW	Submission to DECC on the Native Vegetation Act and Catchment Management Act Reviews	July 2009
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Biodiversity & Vegetation Clearing - Education Resources

Author	Title	Year	Notes
HCCREMS	Factsheet: Vegetation Clearing	2010
Penrith City Council	Trees & Vegetation: Call Before You Cut	2009	Example brochure
Great Lakes Council	Vegetation Vandalism: It’s a Crime	2007
Newcastle City Council	Employing Aborist Guidelines		Factsheet for community
Lake Macquarie City	Beyond the backyard		Bushland factsheet containing information on relevant fines
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Natural Resource Management

Author	Title	Year	Notes
Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA) of NSW	Natural Resource Management Program		Includes a variety of resources for Councils, including guidelines, discussion papers, case studies and submissions.
Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA) of NSW	NRM Skills, Knowledge & Engagement for Local Government in Rural NSW		Outputs from a 18 month project aimed at assisting Local Government staff and elected representatives to integrate NRM principles and priorities into strategic and operational plans and activities of council.
Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA) of NSW	Key NRM legislation for Local Government Fact Sheet		Good summary of environmental legislation relevant to local government in NSW
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Stormwater/ Sediment Pollution Policy & Guidelines

Author	Title	Year	Notes
Clearwater InfoExchange	Stormwater and Water Sensitive Urban Design resource library
DECCW	Bunding and Spill Management
HCCREMS	Urban Water.info Website
Landcom	Blue Book Managing Urban Stormwater: Soils and Construction
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Stormwater & Sediment Pollution - Education Resources

Author	Title	Notes
Eurobodalla	Sediment and Erosion Control Education Awareness Campaign
Gosford City Council	Erosion & Sediment Control – New Home Owner
Gosford City Council	Nutrient Factsheet
Healthy Waterways	Erosion & sediment control fact sheets
Landcom	Brochure “Planning for erosion and sediment control on single residential allotments”
Master Builders Association	“Keep the Soil On Site” brochures and Booklet “Guidelines for Erosion and Sediment Control on Building Sites”
Newcastle City Council	Guide to understanding Sediment and Erosion Control
Lake Macquarie City Council	Fact Sheet - Planning for Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Fact Sheet - A Guide to Understanding Erosion frequently asked questions about erosion and sediment control Everything you do affects your lake
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Illegal Dumping Guidelines & Plans

Author	Title	Year	Notes
DECCW	Crackdown on Illegal Dumping – Handbook for Local Government	2008
DECCW	Social Research Study “An assessment of attitudes and behaviour amongst multi unit dwelling residents in relation to illegal dumping”
KESAB environmental solutions, Zero Waste SA, Environment Protection Authority and the Local Government Association	Illegal Dumping Toolkit (South Australia)		Good section on “Deciding on a course of Regulatory Action”
Parramatta City Council	Draft Illegal Dumping Strategy Dob in a dumper/ illegal dumping page	2010	Includes example letters to offenders, notices to provide information and Clean-up Notices
Byron Shire Council	Draft Illegal Dumping Action Plan	2010
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Illegal Dumping - Education Resources

Author	Title	Year	Notes
HCCREMS	Illegal Dumping Campaign Kit Illegal Earthworks Campaign Kit	2011	Kits of educational resources and campaign materials used in regional campaigns on illegal dumping and filling/earthworks
HCCREMS	Illegal Dumping Case Studies: -Wyong Illegal Dumping Blitz -Newcastle Kerbside Dumping Program	2010
Various	Landfill Register Australian Landfill Registry		Various websites promoting the ‘sharing’ of fill exist and may be of use to illegal dumping investigations and education programs. These websites allow users to post ‘fill available’ or ‘fill wanted’ advertisements, which are searchable by region or local government area. Contact information is often available.
DECCW	Pamphlet “Avoiding the dangers of accepting fill on your land”
DECCW	Pamphlet “Know your responsibilities: managing waste from construction sites”
DECCW	Safely disposing of asbestos waste
The Mesothelioma Center	Asbestos.com		Information based website providing details on asbestos locations, handling and medical issues resulting from asbestos exposure.
DECCW	Council Resource Kit Multi Unit Dwelling Dumping Prevention
DECCW	Important information for waste transporters and the waste industry
Penrith City Council	Brochure - Illegal Landfilling		Enhanced environmental program
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Fisheries Management Act

Author

Title

Year

Notes

DPI

Council and Developer Toolkit for permits under the Fisheries Management Act

Activities Requiring a Permit

Water Management Act

Author	Title	Year	Notes
NSW Office of Water	Information and guidelines on “Controlled Activities”
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Other

Author	Title	Year	Notes
HCCREMS	Funding Environmental Compliance	2010	This report explores the range of options that are available to fund environmental compliance programs. It provides information on each option's legal considerations; and gives examples of how these options have been used by councils in practice.
Environmental Defender’s Office (EDO) NSW	Environmental Law Fact Sheets		A range of plain English Fact Sheets to explain different aspects of NSW and Commonwealth laws which affect the environment and environmental campaigning.
Environmental Defender’s Office (EDO) NSW	Weekly Bulletin		Excellent source for information on recent environmental cases and changes to legislation. Includes details of free E-Mail subscription.
NSW Environmental Defender’s Office	Rural landholder’s guide to environmental law in NSW 3rd Edition	2010
NSW Young Lawyers	Practitioner’s Guide to the Land and Environment Court 3rd Edition	2009
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