Environment Protection and Heritage Council

The Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) was formed following changes to natural resource and environment related Ministerial Councils agreed by the Council of Australian Governments in June 2001.

EPHC was created by amalgamating the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC), the environment protection components of the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC), and Heritage Ministers' Meetings. The natural resource management components of ANZECC were transferred to the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council.

In October 2003, EPHC was renamed the Environment Protection and Heritage Council of Australia and New Zealand, but continues to be known as the Environment Protection and Heritage Council.

As it is a statutory body the NEPC will continue to exist and will operate under the umbrella of the EPHC.

All information previously accessible from the NEPC web site (www.nepc.gov.au) is now available at this web site.

Thus, this web site incorporates information previously provided on the NEPC web site including National Environment Protection Measures (NEPMs).

The NEPMs which have been made and/or currently under review are;

Ambient Air Quality
- Review of the Ozone Standard
- Review of the Sulfur Dioxide Standard
National Pollutant Inventory - variation process complete. Variation documents available soon.
Movement of Controlled Waste
Used Packaging Materials
Assessment of Site Contamination (currently being varied)
Diesel Vehicle Emissions and
Air Toxics.

NEPMs which are currently under development;

Product Stewardship

The EPHC also addresses natural, Indigenous and historic heritage issues. Prior to the formation of the EPHC, the Heritage Ministers’ Meetings addressed only historic heritage places. The creation of the EPHC has provided a valuable opportunity to consider heritage in a much broader context.

More information on the heritage responsibilities of the Council, and its priority projects of developing an Integrated National Heritage Policy and a plan to address participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can be found at this site.

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