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The Environment Protection Act 1993 has been updated to include specific reference to climate change to provide certainty and transparency in this key area of societal risk. The […]
A consultation paper has been released for comment by QLD Department of Environment and Science (DES) on Improving the powers and penalties provisions of the Environmental […]
WA Government is seeking to ban e-waste disposal to landfill from 2024, with a decision regulatory impact statement (DRIS) and report now available. Implementation of the […]
The Clean Energy Regulator reminds liable entities that the Quarter 3 (Q3) 2023 deadline for liable entities to surrender small-scale technology certificates (STCs) is 30 October […]
WA Australia will soon become one of the first states in Australia to end commercial logging of native forests. From next year, timber will only be […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is seeking feedback on the proposed detailed design of the Guarantee of Origin (GO) […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has released the Method Development Interim Framework for the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme. […]
NSW EPA administers the NSW Pesticides Act 1999 (the Act) to control the use of pesticides in NSW and reduce their risk to human health, the […]
Have the buildings, structures or plant equipment at your workplace been built or installed before 2004, or if in Queensland before 1990? If you are the […]
NSW EPA will be able to recover administrative costs for certain activities outlined in the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997. This cost is prescribed in the […]
Effective 1 September 2023, Queensland has now banned on additional single-use plastic items, therefore, businesses in Queensland are no longer able to supply: Plastic shopping bags which […]
WA’s Plan for Plastics Stage 2 came into effect on 27 February 2023. Stage 2 items are in the process of being phased out, with different […]
The Climate Change Authority is currently reviewing the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act) and seeks your views on the key themes in this year’s NGER review. […]
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is seeking your views on the Exposure Draft of the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Export – Paper […]
The Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action is seeking your views on the proposed risk, consequence and contingency regulations to manage risks to essential […]
NSW EPA has released the Transport emergency response planning for dangerous goods that provides guidance on how to prepare a transport emergency response plan. Transport emergency […]
NSW EPA is seeking your views on a new approach to regulating biosolids in NSW. Your views on the questions posed in the Biosolids Regulatory Review […]
From 31 October 2023, a new SA noise policy will come into effect. The new noise policy, which will operate under the Environment Protection Act 1993, […]
As part of the Australian Government’s reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism, the Federal Government is seeking feedback on draft guidelines to help set international best practice […]
The Federal Government has released new guidance to help support applications for offshore renewable energy projects. The guidelines outline considerations for developing renewable energy projects in […]
Victoria’s Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio has announced that all gas will be banned in all new homes across Victoria from 1 January 2024. […]
EPA Victoria is seeking feedback on reducing the regulatory barriers for the continued use of black coal fly ash. The use of black coal fly ash […]
In QLD, the Waste Reduction and Recycling and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (the WRROLA Act) commenced on 2 June 2023. The WRROLA Act supports the QLD Government’s […]
The QLD Government has announced that the Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2011 is due to expire on 31 August 2023. Before remaking the regulation, the […]
The Federal Government has implemented a mandatory Gas Code of Conduct that commenced on 11 July 2023. There will be a 2-month transitional period to allow companies […]
The Federal Government has announced a full audit of environmental offsets to crackdown on developers who are not meeting their obligations to protect the environment. Work […]
On 3 May 2023, the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy made a direction to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) concerning the administration of Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) […]
On 1 July 2023, new rules commenced that requires farmers who use or store 5m3 or more of waste tyres as weights for silage production on their farms to register their […]
NSW EPA will strengthen its capabilities and response to native forestry regulation after it accepted all four recommendations outlined in an Audit Office report that was […]
A reminder that the reformed Safeguard Mechanism will commence on 1 July 2023 – as the new legislative rules were registered on 5 May 2023 (please […]
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