Information for local governments

Environment assessments

Local government referral obligations
Local Government and Commonwealth Environment Law - fact sheet
Who can refer an action?
Environment assessment process
What's protected?

Does local government have to refer proposals?

The responsibility for referring an action lies with the person proposing to take the action. Therefore, a local government is responsible for referring actions that the local government proposes to take itself. It is not responsible for referring the actions of other developers.