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Welcome to Have Your Say about EPA's Compliance and Enforcement. EPA Victoria is holding a series of community forums to discuss the review of its compliance and enforcement framework. The review follows feedback and recommendations from the Victorian Ombudsman and the Auditor-General. Click here to register for the forum of your choice or click on the Register Here link on the right hand side of this page.
Below are a series of forum questions relating to the Compliance and Enforcement Review Discussion Paper. It is important that you read the Discussion Paper first to assist you with your comments. Click here to download the Discussion Paper or you can find it in the library on the right hand side of this page.
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We are interested to hear from you. What are your experiences about how EPA delivers compliance and enforcement?
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by EPA Team 31 Aug 2010, 11:04am | 1340 views
Chapter 4 of the Discussion Paper discusses different regulatory approaches. What do you think about these regulatory approaches?
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by EPA Team 31 Aug 2010, 11:10am | 324 views
EPA believes that it has a role to provide advice, education and guidance to enable compliance. What should EPA be considering in balancing this role with enforcement?
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EPA believes that compliance with regulations is not going to address contemporary environmental issues and that all businesses have different abilities to comply. Therefore EPA believes it has a role to educate and advise business to enable compliance. We are interested in your opinion about how to balance that with our core regulatory role.
by EPA Team 31 Aug 2010, 11:14am | 294 views
The review wishes to explore options for enforcement decisions to be appealed and reviewed internally; what types of enforcement decisions should be internally reviewed and who should be able to apply for an internal review?
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Under the Environment Protection Act, most enforcement decisions can only be reviewed by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). The Compliance and Enforcement review will explore options for enforcement decisions to be appealed internally (see Chapter 8 of the Discussion Paper).
by EPA Team 31 Aug 2010, 11:27am | 273 views
As outlined below EPA aspires to become a more effective and modern regulator. In your opinion, what do you think you will see more of if EPA acheives this? What will you see less of?
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As detailed in Chapter 4 of the Discussion Paper, EPA Victoria aspires to becoming a more effective and modern regulator. We want to be more:
- transparent
- accountable
- energetic
- willing to be judged on environmental outcomes
- open to scrutiny of our decision-making
by EPA Team 31 Aug 2010, 11:35am | 373 views
What other opportunities for community participation in compliance and enforcement would you like to see?
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Chapter 7 of the Discussion Paper outlines ways that EPA currently seeks input from members of the public, businesses and their representatives in our stakeholder engagement, as well as in a range of compliance and enforcement processes and decisions.
As part of the review we are considering if current approaches are adequate and if there are other roles for the community and other stakeholders in achieving compliance and to improve our effectiveness.
by EPA Team 31 Aug 2010, 11:44am | 273 views
Chapter 5 of the Discussion Paper details the principles and factors which guide our enforcement role. What are your views on these principles and factors?
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by EPA Team 31 Aug 2010, 11:56am | 224 views
Do you have any other comments? Have we missed anything? Still have unanswered questions?
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by EPA Team 31 Aug 2010, 11:58am | 432 views
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Portland Community Forum - Comfort Inn Richmond Henty (Blue Room), 101 Bentinck Street, Portland - 5:00 till 8:30pm 15 September 2010 Warrnambool Community Forum - Country Comfort Inn (Tooram Room), 525 Raglan Parade, Warrnambool - 5:00 till 8:30pm 16 September 2010 Moonee Valley Community Forum - Moonee Valley Racing Club (Committee Room), Gate 1 McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds - 5:00 till 8:30pm 29 September 2010 Bairnsdale Community Forum - Bairnsdale Sporting & Convention Centre, 117 Great Alpine Way, Bairnsdale - 5:00 till 8:30pm 29 September 2010 Traralgon Community Forum - Century Inn (Grand Promenade Room), 5 Airfield Road, Traralgon - 5:00 till 8:30pm 30 September 2010 -
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