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Environmental Protection Authority / Te Mana Rauhī
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- The EPC administers applications for major infrastructure projects, regulates new organisms (plants, animals, and GM organisms), and hazardous substances and chemicals.
- Helps industries work safely with hazardous substances, and administers the Emissions Trading Scheme and New Zealand Emission Unit Register.
- Manages the environmental impact of activities in the Exclusive Economic Zone, including prospecting for petroleum and minerals, seismic surveying, and scientific research.
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