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17 Mar 2025
Safeguarding future environmental liabilities
The NSW Government has a financial framework in place designed to protect against future environmental liabilities that may arise from gas projects in NSW.
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14 Oct 2025
Onshore gas industry: overview
There are currently four active gas operations in NSW with two of these in the process of being decommissioned.
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31 Jul 2023
Pesticides – NSW overview
The EPA protects people, animals, plants and property from the dangers of pesticides. Learn about the different kinds of pests, find advice for using pesticides correctly, and read about the different ways we regulate pesticides in NSW.
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22 Oct 2018
Regulating pesticides in NSW
The EPA, Commonwealth and NSW government agencies and other stakeholder organisations all play a role in managing pesticides in NSW to ensure they do not damage the environment or harm human health.
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15 Aug 2025
Pesticide control orders
The EPA issues pesticide control orders (PCOs) to ensure restricted pesticides are used safely and disposed of appropriately. You can only use restricted pesticides if authorised to do so under a PCO or a restricted pesticide authorisation. A PCO can also place conditions on use of a non-restricted pesticide.
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14 Aug 2025
Guidance for using 1080
All 1080 pesticide products are classified as restricted pesticides because of the risks they pose to the environment, wildlife and domestic animals. To minimise these risks, you must use 1080 products according to the directions in one or more of the relevant pesticide control orders. You must also be trained in the use of 1080 and pindone before using these pesticides.
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14 Jul 2021
Preventing pesticide misuse
Learn how to identify if a pesticide has been used incorrectly and report it to the EPA.