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The Federal Department of Environment has released the exposure draft Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Community Buildings) Methodology Determination 2016 for public comment. This draft determination sets […]
New standards have been introduced by the Clean Energy Council (CEC) that will see solar products removed from CEC approved lists if they fail compliance tests. […]
Victorian Energy and Resources Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has introduced the National Electricity (Victoria) Further Amendment Bill 2015, aimed at making it easier for small-scale energy generators, […]
NSW Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts has introduced the Electricity Supply (Advanced Meters) Bill 2016 into NSW Parliament. The Bill makes NSW the […]
Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles has introduced the Environmental Protection (Chain of Responsibility) Amendment Bill into QLD Parliament. The Bill is aimed at ensuring companies in […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released data about the Renewable Energy Target (RET) liable entities who complied with their 2015 obligations. The combined compliance rate for […]
NSW Government has announced it will introduce new laws to police illegal protests. The Inclosed Lands, Crimes and Law Enforcement Amendment (Interference) Bill 2016 will ensure […]
EPA SA has expressed disappointment, in a statement released this week, over a court ruling that could have ramifications for South Australia’s waste regulations and may […]
The Clean Energy Regulator is reminding those interested in participating in the upcoming third Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction that the cut off for project registration […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) data for 2014-15. This year, corporations reported 322 million tonnes of scope 1 […]
Plastics are having a harmful impact on our Australian environment and as a result of this, Federal Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt has announced ‘a […]
The Federal Department of Environment has released the Sensitive Ecological Data Access and Management Policy. This policy provides a process for identifying and managing sensitive ecological […]
EPA Victoria has begun inspecting waste tyre storage facilities across the state to enforce new regulations around waste tyre stockpile sites. EPA CEO Nial Finegan said […]
EPA Victoria has released EPA authoristions: roles and powers which provides a policy framework for how the Environment Protection Authority (EPA Victoria) assigns legal powers and […]
The Australian Environment Business Network is holding a New Environmental Obligations and Funding for Business in 2016 seminar on Friday 26 February 2016. The seminar will focus […]
The Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released a range of draft regulations, declarations and determinations ahead of the commencement of the Biosecurity Act […]
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Regulation 2016 – Exposure Draft – Comment sought
The Federal Department of the Environment is seeking feedback on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Regulation 2016: Exposure Draft by […]
The COAG Energy Council Energy Working Group is seeking comment on the National Electricity Law (NEL) and National Gas Law Amendment package. This package contains two […]
A new prescribed activity under Schedule 21 (Incandescent Lighting) – Schedule 21 E involving the replacement of a mains voltage GU10 halogen lamp of at least […]
Victorian Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, Lisa Neville has tabled findings of an Independent Review of the Climate Change Act 2010 in State Parliament. […]
The following draft Guidance Statements have been released by the WA Department of Environment Regulation (DER) for comment: •Guidance Statement: Regulatory Assessment Framework The objective of […]
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released an updated version of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail – Edition […]
Federal and State Environment Ministers have announced the establishment of the National Clean Air Agreement that is designed to incorporate a range of existing, new and […]
Consultation on the Draft Victorian Community and Business Waste Education Strategy is now open until Friday 4 March 2016. The Strategy is a Victorian Government […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced that NSW will implement a container deposit scheme (CDS) in July 2017 to tackle litter across the state and improve […]
The NSW EPA is seeking comment on changes to the regulations governing the Protection of the Environment Operations (Hunter River Salinity Trading Scheme) Regulation 2002 . […]
Submissions are invited until Wednesday December 30 2015 on the Electricity Safety (Bushfire Mitigation) Further Amendment Regulations 2015. The amendments will require major electricity companies to […]
The Federal Department of the Environment has released the Independent review of the ‘water trigger’ legislation: issues paper that sets out the context of the review […]
The Queensland Government plans to introduce legislation in the first quarter of 2016 to reinstate a vegetation management framework. The move comes as a new report […]
The Federal Department of the Environment has released Australia’s abatement task: tracking to 2020 which says Australia will meet its 2020 target of reducing emissions by […]
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