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The new South Australian Environment Protection (Air Quality) Policy 2016 commenced on 23 July 2016. The policy is intended to reduce the impact of smoke and […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is calling for public submissions on the five current chemical control orders (CCOs) made under the Environmentally Hazardous […]
The SA EPA has released a fact sheet introducing the new Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016 which was passed by the State Parliament earlier […]
The South Australian Government has announced in the 2016-2014 budget an increase across the next four years in the metropolitan solid waste levy. The levy will […]
The SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Native Vegetation Council, has proposed changes to the rules for clearing native vegetation […]
The SA Government has opened a 30-day comment period for the public to have their say on the government rules and processes that they consider outdated […]
The Clean Energy Regulator is seeking applications for version 29 of the register of solar water heaters. The Clean Energy Regulator regularly updates the register of […]
The Victorian Essential Services Commission (ESC) has made changes to the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) product approval process which are effective 1 July 2016. The […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released a number of new/revised guidelines to support the risk-based licensing system: The Guide to licensing is […]
The South Australia Environment Protection Authority (SA EPA) has reviewed and updated its guidelines for separation distances. The new Evaluation distances for effective air quality and […]
The South Australian government has gazetted changes to the commercial lighting specifications under the Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme (REES). The REES is a South Australian Government […]
The Western Australia Department of Environment Regulation (WA DER) is developing amendments to the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008 to require annual reporting to […]
1 July 2016 marks the start of the third and final component of the Emissions Reduction Fund – the safeguard mechanis?m?. The safeguard mechanism will […]
KPMG has recently released the 2016 edition of the Carrots & Sticks report – Global trends in sustainability reporting regulation and policy. This report assesses developments […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a resource recovery exemption in the government gazette for decomposed food waste processed in a specific […]
eConnect EPA is the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) online licensing tool. An application for an environment protection licence can be made using eConnect EPA. To […]
The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) has released its Strategic Plan for 2016-2020. Four year strategies and priority deliverables (to be delivered by […]
The Western Australia Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) has stated that the WA resources industry should benefit from improved clarity and a reduction in unnecessary […]
The Western Australian Government has gazetted amendments to the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987. The amendments are relatively minor and include administrative matter updates, clarification of some […]
The Western Australian Government has gazetted amendments to the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008 (WARR Regulations) and the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Levy […]
A reminder that the fee and penalty units for the 2016–17 financial year (gazetted on 14 April 2016) will apply from 1 July 2016. The value of […]
EPA South Australia has released the public consultation report on the draft Environment Protection (Air Quality) Policy 2016 (Air Quality EPP). The report provides a summary […]
On May 3rd 2016 the Federal Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, approved the inclusion of the Warkworth Sands Woodland of the Hunter Valley on the […]
EPA Victoria has released a draft guideline for consultation on Assessing planning proposals near landfills (Publication 1625). The guideline has been developed to help councils, environmental […]
The interim report on the second stage of the independent review of the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority’s (NSW EPA) management of contaminated sites has […]
The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHR) has released a new draft standard for environmentally relevant activity (ERA) 57 – Regulated waste transport. The […]
The Western Australia Department of Environment Regulation (DER) has released the final Guidance Statement: Publication of Annual Audit Compliance Reports which provides guidance on how the […]
The Clean Energy Regulator is seeking comment on a series of technical discussion papers ahead of the introduction of the safeguard mechanism on 1 July 2016. […]
NSW EPA is encouraging feedback on the draft Protection of the Environment Operations Legislation Amendment (Scheduled Activities) Regulation 2016 (Amendment Regulation). The Amendment Regulation will amend […]
A working group has been announced by the QLD Environment Minister Steven Miles to assist in developing a statutory guideline to complement the Environmental Protection (Chain […]
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