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NSW EPA has extended a key heavy vehicle road safety initiative to all dangerous goods tank trailers. The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has […]
A new draft waste strategy for Queensland is now open for comment. The draft Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy is part of Queensland’s comprehensive new […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released an updated National Waste Policy, as agreed to by Ministers at the December COAG meeting. The […]
The Federal Climate Change Authority has released its review of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) legislation. A summary fact sheet outlining the key […]
As reported in the 26 October and 2 November 2018 edition of this newsletter, the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme has been renamed the Victorian […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new guidelines: Guide for managing contamination at shooting ranges (EPA Publication 1710) provides information for outdoor […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has commenced the development of a 20-year Waste Strategy for NSW in partnership with Infrastructure NSW. The Strategy will set […]
The NSW Government has gazetted an updated version of the Waste Levy Guidelines on 21 December 2018. The guidelines contain specific legal requirements which occupiers of […]
The South Australia Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced that administrative changes to the Environment Protection Act 1993 Schedule 1 – Prescribed activities of environmental significance, […]
The South Australian Government has prepared a Bill to update and modernise the Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982. The Act regulates radiation use across a number […]
Safe Work Australia has released a guide on managing risks of storing chemicals in the workplace. The guide is designed to help small to medium businesses […]
The Victorian Essential Services Commission (ESC) has released an information bulletin outlining the requirements and compliance regime for activity 21A under the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target […]
The Queensland Government has made new regulations governing the classification wastes and licensing of waste facilities in the state. The Environmental Protection (Regulated Waste) Amendment Regulation […]
The South Australian EPA is consulting on a Bill to update and modernise the Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982. The Act regulates radiation use across […]
The South Australian Government has announced a $50 million Grid Scale Storage Fund, which aims to accelerate the roll-out of grid-scale energy storage infrastructure and address […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has released new standards for managing construction waste. Construction and demolition waste facilities in NSW must comply with the standards for […]
The Queensland parliament passed the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Bill 2018 (Qld) on 14 November 2018. The Bill is a key component of the […]
The Queensland parliament passed the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Bill 2018 (Qld) on 14 November 2018. The Bill is a key component of the […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has updated the safeguard baselines table, which is a list of facilities that have been issued a reported emission baseline determination under […]
EPA Victoria has recently released the new Environment Protection (Residential Noise) Regulations 2018 – a new set of regulations that came into effect on 13 October […]
The Queensland Government has introduced a bill into Parliament which would give Queensland’s Chief Health Officer the power to compel a polluter to notify the public […]
The Western Australia Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has announced a review of the uncontaminated fill thresholds in the Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions […]
The Victorian Government gazetted a new State Environment Protection Policy (Waters) (SEPP Waters). The purpose of this Policy is to provide a framework for the protection […]
The Victorian Minister for Planning has issued Ministerial Direction No. 19 on the preparation and content of planning scheme amendments that may result in impacts on […]
The Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme is to be renamed the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program from 10 December 2018. The name change will be […]
The Victorian EPA has released the following new guidelines: Management and storage of combustible recyclable and waste materials – guideline These guidelines (Publication 1667.2) provide practical […]
NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced that it is stopping the restricted use of mixed waste organic material on agricultural land and is ceasing use […]
The NSW EPA has released a draft NSW Asbestos Waste Strategy to target illegal asbestos dumping. The strategy proposes the following new measures for consultation: investigating […]
The NSW Government has announced the development of a Circular Economy Policy, that aims to deliver positive economic, social and environmental outcomes for the NSW community. […]
The Queensland Government has approved the Environmental Protection (Regulated Waste) Amendment Regulation 2018, which will commence on 4 February 2019. The Regulation establishes the types of […]
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