Illustrative examples of cumulative impact approaches from other jurisdictions

the Canadian Impact Assessment Act of 2019 includes the purpose ‘to encourage the assessment of the cumulative effects of physical activities in a region and the assessment of federal policies, plans or programs and the consideration of those assessments in impact assessments’ (section 6(1)(m)). [...] [Rec #2] Some illustrative examples of definitions of ‘impact’ (or similar) that include cumulative impacts in laws of Australian states and of other high-income countries: • Under amendments made in 2020, Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Act 1986 states that ‘the effect of a proposal on the environment includes a reference to the cumulative effect of impacts of the proposal on the env. [...] • In NSW, cumulative impacts of state significant projects are assessed under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in NSW: see NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Cumulative Impact Assessment Guidelines for State Significant Projects (October 2022), 03/cumulative-impact-assessment-guidelines-for-ssp.pdf • In Queensland. [...] • In Victoria, cumulative impacts of projects are assessed under the Environment Effects Act 1978: see Ministerial Guidelines for Assessment of Environmental Effects under the Environment Effects Act 1978 (2006), [Rec #4] Under international regulatory approaches, the more serious existing environmental problems are, the lower the thr. [...] Commission of the European Communities Guidelines for the Assessment of Indirect and Cumulative Impacts as well as Impact Interactions, • Council on Environmental Quality (U.