Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis policy may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Air) Amendment Policy 2024.2CommencementPart 3 commences on 1 January 2025.3Policy amendedThis policy amends the Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 2019.Part 2Amendments commencing on notification4Amendment of s 7 (Air quality objectives for indicators)(1)Section 7(4)—omit.(2)Section 7(5) to (7)—renumber as section 7(4) to (6).5Amendment of sch 1 (Air quality objectives)(1)Schedule 1, column 5—omit.(2)Schedule 1, entry for nitrogen dioxide—omit, insert—nitrogen dioxidehealth and wellbeing1640.081 hr310.0151 yearhealth and biodiversity of ecosystems330.0161 year(3)Schedule 1, entry for ozone—omit, insert—ozonehealth and wellbeing1390.0658 hours(4)Schedule 1, entry for sulfur dioxide—omit, insert—sulfur dioxidehealth and wellbeing2860.11 hr570.0224 hoursprotecting agriculture310.0111 yearhealth and biodiversity of ecosystems (for forests and natural vegetation)210.00751 yearPart 3Amendments commencing on 1 January 20256Amendment of sch 1 (Air quality objectives)(1)Schedule 1, entry for PM_2.5, column 3, ‘25’—omit, insert—20(2)Schedule 1, entry for PM_2.5, column 3, ‘8’—omit, insert—7(3)Schedule 1, entry for sulfur dioxide, column 3, ‘286’—omit, insert—214(4)Schedule 1, entry for sulfur dioxide, column 3, ‘0.1’—omit, insert—0.075