Operational Manual - Environment Act 2000

This Operational Manual is one such tool that will assist in standardizing and
streamlining the administrative process for handling of the environmental applications.
It is important that officers use this manual as a guide for responding to each step in the
permitting process.
Operational Manual is a dynamic and evolving document that should be continually
improved as situations arise to meet the new demands. At the same time, the improved
efficiency that is anticipated from the use of the manual would assist DEC to function
properly and project an image of an organisation that has an efficient regulatory
process. This improvement in the performance will in turn enable the Department to
meet the expectations of the public, the business community and the Government of
Papua New Guinea.