Keywords:
Basic concepts - basis of liability, pollution and environmental harm, commonwealth and state responsibilities for pollution control (includes National Environment Protection Council, Commonwealth Environment Protection Agency) Tools for environmental management - ecologically sustainable development (ESD), national policies for pollution control, modern management tools: regulation and incentive (includes best practice environmental management, codes of practice, general environmental duty), reporting pollution, environment protection policies, industry specific plans and agreements, environmental standards, environmental performance agreements, works approvals, licensing, review of decisions, environmental auditing, environmental management and improvement programs and plans Administrative and civil remedies - environment protection orders, abatement notices and orders, orders for remediation and clean-up, conditions of notices and orders, infringement notices, emergency powers, statutory nuisances, civil enforcement, common law remedies, nuisance and trespass, defence of statutory authority, negligence and statutory remedies Criminal liability - environmental offences, vicarious liability, defences, enforcement Due diligence - as a defence, Code states, under trade practices legislation, under Australian environmental legislation, under Canadian case law, environmental management systems (includes IS 14000 standards, ISO 14001 and ISO 14004), environmental auditing Contaminated land: remediation and financial liability Marine pollution