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
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 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (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 Commonwealth Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts 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 (EIMP) of it's proposed Bell Bay Pulp Mill has been extended until 5 January 2009.
Enforceable undertaking in Victoria
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts 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.
Galilee Coal Project
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts has found the Galilee Coal Project proposed by Waratah Coal to be clearly unacceptable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Reef Cove Resort, False Cape, Cairns - EPBC 2003/1179
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts has suspended the approval for the proposal for 12 months and directed that an independent environmental audit be completed on the site.
Beverley uranium mine expansion
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts has approved the expansion of the Heathgate Resources Beverley Uranium Mine in South Australia.
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