The Australian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators Network (AELERT) is a network of environmental regulatory agencies who are responsible for the management of natural resources, cultural heritage or the protection of the environment. It aims to build relationships between jurisdictions to facilitate the sharing of information and to improve the regulatory compliance capacity of member agencies. It also seeks to develop national standards for training and best practice in environmental regulation.
The 5th annual AELERT conference will be held from 22 - 24 October 2008 in Perth, Western Australia.
Membership of AELERT is open to any federal, state or local government agency that has environmental, planning, or natural resource related responsibilities. As an AELERT member, agencies can access nationally accredited training packages (Certificate IV in Statutory Compliance and Certificate IV in Investigations) that have been customized to enhance their practical application to the environmental regulator. Agencies will also soon be able to access a resource library containing examples of case law, prosecution policies, relevant articles, compliance and investigations manuals, and national training calendars via this website.
To find out more about AELERT initiatives and how your environmental regulatory agency can become a member, please visit the Background and Member pages. The Links page on this website will be progressively enhanced to provide members with a greater range of resources from national and international regulatory agencies.
The 2nd annual Queensland AELERT Forum was held on 9 May 2008 in Brisbane, with over 100 delegates in attendance. Click here to visit the Queensland AELERT page, where the presentations given on the day are available.
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