Environmental Information - Routine Disclosure

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Routine d​isclosure

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Under the Right to Information Act 2009 we make information available to the public through proactive disclosure. This means we will routinely make available information to assist the public in understanding what it is we do and how we do it, such as the information on this page. 

Further information in relation to the operation of the Environment Protection Authority is available on the Statistical and Other Information page.​

Active and assessed​​ disclosure

Information is also made available through active and assessed disclosure. For more details, please see our Information Di​sclosure Policy, the EPA Policy Statement on Information Provision, our Right to Information Act page and the Disclosure Log​. ​

Annual statistics

For the 2021/22 financial year:

Assessments completed and percentage within statutory timeframes

21​ assessments were determined by the EPA Board or by the Director, EPA, under delegation. Two assessment was not completed within the statutory timeframe.

Information about assessment processes from commencement to completion, and the resulting decisions, are published on this website - Proposals assessed by the EPA.

Number of environmental and contaminated land notices (issued or varied)

280 notices were issued, including 

  • ​​Environment Protection Notices
  • Environmental Licences
  • Environmental Approvals
  • Registration Certificates
  • Contaminated Sites Notices

All environmental and contaminated land notices issued are recorded on the EPA Regulated Premises layer on LISTmap - for more information see Site Information.​

Number of variations approved to permits or environmental licences and notices

32 variations were approved. 

Number of environmental ​complaints to EPA

512 complaints were recorded.

Data released under the national pollutant inventory

Approximately 150 facilities in Tasmania report annually to the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI). Information is checked by the Tasmanian NPI Officer, submitted to the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and then published on the NPI website. More information is available on our National Pollutant Inventory page​.

Number of infringement notices issued

72 infringement notices were issued, including 62 Litter Infringement Notices and 10 Environmental Infringement Notices.

Authority publications

Authority documents published​ on this website include:

Air quality information