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Deadline for reporting

The deadline for submitting your NPI emissions report is three months after the end of your 12 month reporting period. If you report on a financial year basis, you must submit your NPI report by 30 September. If you report on a calendar year basis, you must submit your NPI report by 31 March.

NPI Online Reporting System

The NPI online reporting system enables you to view, edit and submit your NPI report via the internet. The NPI online reporting system pre-populates data based on your previous year report, and contains a suite of calculation tools that you can download to estimate emissions from your facility. Standardised, nationally consistent validation will alert you to any potential problems in your report.

The NPI online reporting system can be used by facility personnel, or their authorized representatives, in any state or territory.

The NPI online reporting system is the replacement for the National Reporting Tool (NRT).

Register to use the NPI Online Reporting System

To obtain access to the NPI online reporting system you must complete and submit an application for registration.

There are two levels of access available to users of the system:

• Reporters - can enter the basic elements of an NPI report, however they cannot submit (certify) the report. Consultants or contractors are restricted to reporter level access.
• Coordinators - can enter all elements of an NPI report, and can submit (certify) the report. Facility or company personnel can be coordinators.

The completed user registration form should be sent to the NPI office in the state or territory in which you are located.

• User registration form (PDF - 46 KB)
• State and territory contacts

Training

Training is available for users of the NPI online reporting system. Please contact your state or territory NPI office for details.

The User Guide for the NPI Online Reporting System helps reporters and coordinators to report emissions using the new system.

• User Guide for NPI Online Reporting System - Version 2.0 - May 2008

Support

Support for the NPI online reporting system and calculation tools are available from the following sources:

1. Help Files
   The help files in the online reporting system. There is a help file for each screen. The help files for each screen contain: an explanation of the purpose of that screen, brief instructions for what to do on that screen, FAQs for that screen and explanations for each field and button on that screen.

2. User Guide for NPI Online Reporting System
   This Guide contains detailed instructions for every screen in the NPI online reporting system.
   • User Guide for NPI Online Reporting System - Version 2.0 - May 2008

3. Jurisdiction Support
   Contact your jurisdiction by using the Support section of the NPI online reporting system. Make sure you have consulted the help files and the User Guide before contacting your jurisdiction.
   • State and territory contacts

4. Commonwealth Support
   If your jurisdiction is unable to help you with your request for support, they will inform us of your request. The Commonwealth may contact you directly if required.

Calculation tools

Calculation tools are provided to assist you in estimating emissions from your facility, using emission factors published in NPI emission estimation technique manuals. Calculation tools can be used individually, or can be combined with other calculation tools. Calculation tools can be used offline, or with the NPI online reporting system.

Where available, calculation tools for download can be found on the same pages as the NPI emission estimation technique manuals, or can be downloaded from the NPI online reporting system.

Detailed instructions for using the calculation tools are available in Section 4 of the User Guide for NPI Online Reporting System.

Accessibility and privacy

Information about the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts accessibility policy and privacy policy is available.

• Accessibility policy
• Privacy policy

Terms of use

Users of the NPI online reporting system must accept the following terms of use:

• Account usage
  All users of the NPI online reporting system will be held accountable for their actions in regards to their usage of the system. Usage of the NPI system will be monitored by the system administrator.
• Security reporting
  Any occurrence of the following should be considered a potential security violation by users of the NPI online reporting system and reported:
• any loss (including destruction or corruption), theft or unauthorised disclosure of classified material in hardcopy or softcopy form through a deliberate, negligent or accidental act;
• any disclosure of a user's password;
• any unauthorised access to a user's account (including sharing of accounts established for identified individuals and unsupervised use by visitors); and
• any introduction, processing or storage of offensive material in the system.

All reported violations will be escalated to the appropriate person.

On becoming aware of any security violations, poor security practices or actions that may compromise the security of the system (and hence the security of the information stored and processed within the system), users are to advise at least one of the following at the earliest opportunity: the relevant jurisdiction; Commonwealth NPI team; system administrator; or the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts ICT security manager.

System requirements

The following requirements and recommendations apply to the NPI online reporting system:

• Most recent versions of commonly used internet browsers are recommended.
• A broad band internet connection is recommended.
• Pop-up's must be allowed for the site, to allow for the display of search boxes and other screen elements.
• Adobe PDF reader must be installed.
• If using the calculation tools; Microsoft Excel 2003 and above, fully installed, and macro security set to medium.

NPI paper reporting form

Reporters not using the NPI online reporting system should use the NPI paper reporting form.

Download the paper reporting form

The form is available as PDF and Word files.

• NPI reporting form - (PDF - 153 KB)
• NPI reporting form: Part A - (Word - 224 KB)
• NPI reporting form: Part B - (Word - 506 KB)
• NPI reporting form: Part C and Part D - (Word - 738 KB)

If you cannot access the form, please contact the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - npi@environment.gov.au - for assistance.