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A State Development, Infrastructure and Industry Committee report has supported a new bill, the Energy and Water Legislation Amendment Bill 2013, which will see the end […]
The NSW Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has released its 2013-16 strategic plan. The plan covers the agency’s strategies and indicators it will use to report on […]
The Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries are reminding food businesses there are strict laws concerning the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of food waste […]
Individuals or businesses who have received a pollution abatement notice (PAN) or a clean up notice (CUN) can now ask EPA to review the notice. Applications […]
On August 5, 2013 the federal government assumed a caretaker role, with an election to be held September 7, 2013. During this period Commonwealth agencies can […]
Version 17 of the Register of solar water heaters is in effect from August 6, 2013. A copy of the eligible list of solar water […]
The NSW Government is seeking industry feedback on draft amendments to the Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries State environmental planning policy. NSW Resources Minister Chris […]
The Federal Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education has released, for public comment, an exposure draft of the legislation required to […]
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Standing Council on Environment and Water’s – Waste and Chemicals Thematic Oversight Group has released a correction to a number […]
EPA Victoria has released its Annual Compliance Plan 2013–14 that describes how the compliance aspects of EPA Victoria’s 5 Year Plan and Annual Plan 2013–14 will […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking comment on a draft Regulation to exclude two additional types of materials from the definition of ‘native forest […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released its new Compliance Policy. EPA Chair and CEO Barry Buffier said that the policy reflected the EPA’s core […]
After consulting with stakeholders the state government has removed “overly prescriptive and duplicate requirements” within the Environmental Impact Statement process. Stakeholders included the Queensland Resources Council […]
Investing in the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) is quite an important business decision. The Clean Energy Regulator has made available important information to assist you when […]
The Clean Energy Regulator is making available 3 information videos to assist all likely liable entities in understanding their obligations under the carbon pricing mechanism. Please […]
Do you know how to purchase and surrender units in the secondary market to ensure you acquit your liability? The Clean Energy Regulator has released a […]
A quarry owner has been ordered to pay $100,000 in compensation after clearing 8 hectares of habitat for listed black cockatoos at Nowergup in Western Australia […]
A western Sydney service station, trading as Gas Point Guildford West, was ordered to pay a penalty of $22,500 for breaching the nation’s stringent fuel quality […]
The NSW Government has announced that there will be significant changes to the Native Vegetation Regulation. This follows the release of the independent facilitator’s report on […]
Federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Bill Shorten has announced the establishment of a new National Asbestos Exposure Registerthat will record the details of members […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released a new guideline – Reporting natural gas liability: Interim Emissions Number reporting for natural gas suppliers who are required to […]
The Federal Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education has released the Exposure draft of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) […]
If you are a liable entity and your emissions number is above 125,000, you will be required to submit a reasonable assurance audit report. You will […]
Emerging Renewables Program The Emerging Renewables Program funds activities to support the development, demonstration and early stage deployment of renewable energy technologies with the potential to […]
The Victorian Government has achieved the largest amount of planned burning of Victoria’s public land in 30 years. Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan […]
QLD Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Andrew Cripps has moved to reassure landholders and resource companies that while the process of altering Queensland’s land access […]
According to the NSW EPA, the state is ahead of all others in introducing regulations requiring services stations to capture toxic petrol vapours at service stations […]
Feedback is being sought on a new initiative to provide improved biodiversity outcomes in coal mining areas in the Upper Hunter with the terms of reference […]
The Federal Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has released the draft Transitional Business Assistance guidelines, an element of the Fisheries Adjustment Assistance Package, […]
The Victorian Minister for Water, Peter Walsh has announced that the Victorian Government has signed the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for the Murray Darling Basin Plan’s implementation […]
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