Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) is the Australian Government's central piece of environmental legislation. It provides a legal framework to protect and manage nationally and internationally important flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage places — defined in the Act as matters of national environmental significance. More about the EPBC Act
Draft wind farm industry - EPBC Act Policy Statement 2.3
The draft wind farm industry policy statement is designed to assist operators in the wind farm industry to decide whether or not proposed actions require assessment and approval under the EPBC Act. Comments due 8 December 2008
Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) announced
On 31 October 2008 the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts commissioned an independent review of the EPBC Act.
Interaction between offshore seismic exploration and whales
This updated Policy Statement aims to minimise the effect of seismic surveying on whales based on current scientific understanding.
Notification of variation to approval for Great Southern Plantations Forestry Project
The Australian Government Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts (the Minister) has decided to vary the conditions of approval for the Great Southern Plantations Forestry Project, approved in 2001, to address a breach of approval conditions.
Traveston Crossing Dam information page
The Traveston Crossing Dam proposal involves the construction and operation of a new dam on the Mary River in Queensland and was designated 'a controlled action' under the EPBC Act. This means that mandatory assessment processes must be undertaken before a final decision can be made on the project.
New ecological community listing
Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets of Eastern Australia have been listed as critically endangered.
Public comment open on draft Victorian Assessment Bilateral Agreement
Comments are invited on the draft assessment bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and the State of Victoria. The agreement will allow the Minister to rely on specified Victorian environmental impact assessment processes in making approval decisions under Part 9 of the EPBC Act.
Public comment open on draft Magnetic Island policy statement
Comments are invited on the draft Magnetic Island Policy Statement. The draft policy statement is one of a series of EPBC Act policy statements aimed at providing more detailed guidance on how the EPBC Act may apply to specific places, species, ecological communities or industry sectors and activities.
Russian Sturgeon import into Australia - draft assessment report
Comments are invited on the draft assessment report on the suitability for importing the Russian Sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) into Australia.
Molonglo and North Weston Strategic Assessment
The Minister and the ACT Minister for Planning have agreed to undertake a strategic assessment of the proposed Molonglo and North Weston Structure Plan.
Gunns pulp mill environmental assessment deadline extended
The deadline that Gunns Ltd has to complete the Environmental Impact Management Plan of its proposed Bell Bay Pulp Mill has been extended until 5 January 2009.
Enforceable undertaking in Victoria
The Minister has accepted an enforceable undertaking in relation to the clearing of 8 ha of native grassland. The native grassland provided important habitat for the striped legless lizard, listed as vulnerable under the EPBC Act.
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