Clean Air Act 1961 Jurisdiction Australia - New South Wales Year 1961 Published in English Source In: Australian Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare, CCH Australia Ltd., CNR Talavera & Khartoum Roads, Box 230, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, Vol.2, 20p. (pages numbered 57,951 - 58,034). Serial number CCH Australia 61-700 Descriptors [Primary] Australia, New South Wales, atmospheric pollution, pollution control [Secondary] environmental pollution, fuel burning equipment, law, odour pollution, waste disposal Subject category Chemical safety Abstract Consolidated version of this law (assented to on 15 Dec. 1961, effective 1 May 1962, and including amendments till 1988) which relates to the prevention or minimisation of air pollution, whether due to industrial or other causes. It covers: duty of occupiers of premises to maintain and operate pollution control equipment; obligation of occupiers not to exceed prescribed standards of air impurities and not to emit odours; prohibition to carry out certain kinds of work except in accordance with pollution control approval; right of the State Pollution Control Commission to issue notices ordering the installation of pollution-control equipment; special requirements of non-scheduled premises; control and construction of scheduled (fuel-burning) equipment; measurement of pollution; prohibition of polluting processes in certain areas; burning of refuse; penalties; powers of authorised officers; sampling of tanker loads. In annex: prescribed uses, equipment and plant. CIS No. 92-1068 Database ID 58591