Charter

The foundation members of the AELERT network established a Charter. It commits members to cooperate with and support each other as far as they reasonably can, but is not legally binding.

The Charter sets out objectives which include:

To create gateways for liaison and cooperation between agencies.
To assist agencies to formalise bi-lateral and multi-lateral relationships through memoranda/letters of
understanding and procedural guidelines.
To establish standards of information sharing and exchange.
To establish competency and training standards and promote professional development for staff.
To facilitate the development and provision of nationally accredited and internationally regarded
training.
To establish best practice standards on the use of investigation methods, intelligence, science,
technology and expert evidence.
To establish mechanisms for sharing statistical information, including information related to prosecutions.
To help Member Agencies to deliver on their legislative objectives.
To form beneficial associations with other organisations that may assist in advancing these objectives.

To become a member of AELERT:
1) Contact and discuss membership with your relevant Jurisdictional Representative or the AELERT Secretariat.
2) Download and complete the Charter for the Australasian Environmental Law Enforcement & Regulators neTwork;
3) Scan the original and send via email to the Secretariat Project Officer; and
4) Send the original to:

James Lehane
AELERT Secretariat
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601