In July 2017, the EPA introduced
a new policy that requires all reports submitted under the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997(CLM Act) to
be prepared or approved by a certified practitioner.
The principle objective
of the EPA’s consultant certification policy is to promote a minimum standard of
contaminated land work in NSW and provide the regulator with confidence in the
competence of practitioners.
The EPA recognisesthe
following two certification schemes for certifying land consultants to an
acceptable minimum standard:
- EIANZ (Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand) - Certified Environmental Practitioners Scheme– Site Contamination (CenvP (SC))
- Soil Science Australia - Certified Professional Soil Scientist Contaminated Site Assessment and Management (CPSS CSAM)
The EPA’s certification
policy applies to any statutory reports such as management orders, voluntary
management proposals, duty to report contamination notifications, preliminary
investigation orders, and ongoing maintenance orders.
If the EPA is
regulating a site under the CLM Act and a submitted report has not been
prepared or approved by a certified consultant, the EPA will not accept the
report and will return it to the regulated party to arrange a review by a
certified practitioner.
Geo-Logixhas certified consultants
and an accredited site auditor who is also certified to review reports for
sites in NT, the ACT, NSW, and Queensland.
