The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Tasmania was established as an independent statutory authority under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA) on 1 July 2008 as an integral part of Tasmania’s Resource Management and Planning System. The EPA's purpose is to regulate developments and activities that may impact on environmental quality and to promote best practice, sustainable environmental management. Its goals are clean air, clean water, clean land, acceptable noise levels and sustainable use of resources.