Environmental Protection (Air) Amendment Policy 2024

1Short title

This policy may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Air) Amendment Policy 2024.

2Commencement

Part 3 commences on 1 January 2025.

3Policy amended

This policy amends the Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 2019.

4Amendment of s 7 (Air quality objectives for indicators)

(1)Section 7(4)—
omit.

(2)Section 7(5) to (7)—
renumber as section 7(4) to (6).

5Amendment of sch 1 (Air quality objectives)

(1)Schedule 1, column 5—
omit.

(2)Schedule 1, entry for nitrogen dioxide—
omit, insert—

nitrogen dioxide	health and wellbeing	164	0.08	1 hr
		31	0.015	1 year
	health and biodiversity of ecosystems	33	0.016	1 year

(3)Schedule 1, entry for ozone—
omit, insert—

ozone

health and wellbeing

139

0.065

8 hours

(4)Schedule 1, entry for sulfur dioxide—
omit, insert—

sulfur dioxide	health and wellbeing	286	0.1	1 hr
		57	0.02	24 hours
	protecting agriculture	31	0.011	1 year
	health and biodiversity of ecosystems (for forests and natural vegetation)	21	0.0075	1 year

6Amendment of sch 1 (Air quality objectives)

(1)Schedule 1, entry for PM_2.5, column 3, ‘25’—
omit, insert—

20

(2)Schedule 1, entry for PM_2.5, column 3, ‘8’—
omit, insert—

7

(3)Schedule 1, entry for sulfur dioxide, column 3, ‘286’—
omit, insert—

214

(4)Schedule 1, entry for sulfur dioxide, column 3, ‘0.1’—
omit, insert—

0.075