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The SA Government has signed a bilateral agreement with the Federal Government to streamline environmental assessments as part of the Commonwealth’s ‘One-Stop-Shop’ reforms. The new agreement […]
The Federal Department of Environment has this week released 2 additional draft Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) method determinations in order to ensure methods are ready for […]
The Clean Energy Regulator confirmed this week that if you are running an eligible offsets project in the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI); or perhaps have applied […]
The QLD Government has released two draft bills which are set to repeal the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 – the draft Planning and Development Bill and draft Planning and Environment Court […]
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency is inviting comment on the draft safety guide Radiation Protection of the Environment. The draft safety guide seeks […]
Cost recovery for environmental impact assessments and some strategic assessments commences on 1 October 2014. The Federal Government will commence cost recovery arrangements for environmental assessments […]
The National Measurement Institute (NMI) is proposing to amend and adopt the international pattern approval standard for water meters for cold potable water and hot water […]
The Federal Department of Environment and the Victorian Planning Department is inviting comment on Draft Victorian Bilateral Agreement relating to environmental assessment (draft agreement) between the […]
The Queensland Government has introduced tougher penalties for companies who receive environment infringement notices, with several offences under the Environmental Protection Act now incurring a five […]
A new bill has been introduced into the Queensland Parliament which will see polluters facing maximum penalties of more than $700,000 for major environmental breaches. The […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) Repeal Bill is currently before the Federal Parliament. The Bill was passed in the House of Representatives on 1 September […]
Aircraft noise is an inevitable by-product of aircraft operations. In Australia there are a range of legislative and other controls to manage the impact of aircraft […]
A ten fold increase in on-the-spot fines for environmental offences up to $15,000 for companies and $7500 for individuals is now in effect across NSW. The […]
The Queensland Government’s Minerals and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Bill 2014 has been passed in the QLD Parliament – but landholders affected by mining activities and […]
The Federal Department of Environment has developed and released 3 draft Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) methods, in an effort to ensure they are ready for use […]
EPA Victoria has released the draft guideline on Composting, consistent with the Victorian Government’s Waste and Resource Recovery Policy. The draft guideline was developed to replace […]
The Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) and EPA Victoria are undertaking a review of the following State Environment Protection Policies for Noise (Noise […]
EPA Victoria has released its Annual Plan for 2014-15 as part of their commitment and delivery of Year 4 of their 5 Year Plan. The Annual […]
The Queensland Government has issued an amendment regulation following the expiry of the Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Regulation 2000 on 31 August 2014. The amendments to the […]
The Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning is reviewing current planning legislation as part of its reform program. New legislation – captured in the […]
The Expert Panel, established by the Federal Government to undertake a review of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) Scheme, has now released its report to the […]
EPA NSW is seeking comment on the draft Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Newcastle Air Monitoring) Regulation 2014(External link). The amendment to the Protection […]
Deregulation of the electricity and gas markets has been effective in South Australia as it delivers cost savings benefits to households, a review by the Australian […]
A draft bilateral agreement that provides a single process for environmental approvals in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has been released for public comment by Federal […]
Submissions will close on 29 August 2014 to an inquiry conducted by the Legislative Council’s General Purpose Standing Committee No 5 into the performance of the […]
The Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries’ (DEPI) has released 2 separate draft fire operations plans for the Mallee Fire District and the Murray Goldfields […]
NSW Environment Minister Rob Stokes has introduced legislation which beefs up the NSW environment regulator’s powers and increases penalties for non-compliant operators. The Protection of the […]
The Clean Energy Regulator reminds us that liable entities must still meet their carbon price obligations for the 2013-14 financial year, even though the carbon pricing […]
EPA Victoria (EPA) and the Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) have commenced a review of 2 State Environment Protection Policies for Noise (the […]
The NSW government has announced a major review of biodiversity legislation. Minister for the Environment Rob Stokes has appointed the Independent Biodiversity Legislation Review Panel to […]
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