National Pollutant Inventory
NPI Online Reporting System
NOTE: At times the system may not be available due to regular database maintenance.
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.
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).
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:
The completed user registration form should be sent to the NPI office in the state or territory in which you are located.
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.
Support for the NPI online reporting system and calculation tools are available from the following sources:
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.
Information about the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts accessibility policy and privacy policy is available.
Users of the NPI online reporting system must accept the following terms of use:
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.
The following requirements and recommendations apply to the NPI online reporting system:
Reporters not using the NPI online reporting system should use the NPI paper reporting form.
The form is available as PDF and Word files.
If you cannot access the form, please contact the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - npi@environment.gov.au - for assistance.
