The Environment Protection Authority

Running head: BSBSUS401: ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WORK PRACTICES
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WORK PRACTICES
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Part 1A
1. The environmental regulations which are relevant for application to the local government
as well as the need for a sustainability policy mentioned within the case study, is the
‘Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999’ (EPBC). As per this
national law of environmental regulation, any action by an individual or an organization
which may yield potentially negative impact on the matters covered by the same, will be
regarded as an offense – unless approved specifically by the environment minister of
Australia. With this respect, local governments and governmental organizations such as
the New South Wales (NSW) Environment Protection Authority had the authority to
penalize the actions of any industry or organization, if is actions harm community and
national level environment matters (such as world and national heritage sites, wetlands,
marine sites, Great Barrier Reef, habitats of migratory and threatened species as well as
nuclear activities). These regulations apply to the absence of a sustainability policy of
‘Market World Shopping Centre’ since its inefficient water usage and heating systems
generate extensive water wastage and non-renewable resource usage, which can in turn,
pave the way for climate change and destruction of natural habitats.
2. The key legal resources and regulations which have been established by the NSW
Government for the purpose of regulating waste reduction by businesses within the state,
include: Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001, Protection of the
Environment Operations Act 1997 and Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste)
Regulation 2014.
3. The ‘Steps to sustainable tourism’ is an initiative developed by the Department of the
Environment and Energy, Australian Government for the purpose of enhancing

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sustainability within the tourism and hospitality sector. Hotels and organizations dealing
with tourism and hospitality in Australia can encourage sustainable tourism by using
relevant resources like environmental audit reports, sustainable business plans, and
development of sustainable infrastructure and process analysis of unsustainable practices
as developed by this initiative.
Part 1B
Templates
Water Meter
Meter Reading: 0.2 gallons/cubic feet
Quarterly
Period
Water
Use
kL/perio
d
Aver
Daily
Use
Cost of
Water
per kL
Sewage
Disposal
Costs
Connecti
on Fees
Target Variance
January
to March
22500
gallons
250
gallons
$ 3.10 $ 50
/tonne
of waste
$ 30/
day
100
gallons/da
y
150
gallons
excess
April to
June
18000
gallons
200
gallons
$ 3.10 $ 50
/tonne
of waste
$ 30/
day
100
gallons/da
y
100
gallons
excess
July to
Septemb
er
21000
gallons
233
gallons
$ 3.10 $ 50
/tonne
of waste
$ 30/
day
100
gallons/da
y
133
gallons
excess
October
to
Decembe
r
24000
gallons
266
gallons
$ 3.10 $ 50
/tonne
of waste
$ 30/
day
100
gallons/da
y
166
gallons
excess
Water Appliances (determine usage)
Location Item Type Water flow
(L/min)
Amount/
Type
Bathroom
Shower
Daily
use
300L/min Daily use
Laundry
Room
Wash
ing
Daily
use
400L/mi
n
Daily
use