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Comments on the interim report of the Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

The period for written comments on the interim report has now closed. The Secretariat is currently processing all comments received. Comments will be posted on this website as soon as possible according to the order in which they were received (unless confidentiality was requested).

An interim report on the Independent review of the EPBC Act was released on 29 June 2009. This report outlines the major themes raised in public submissions, the consultation process and the Senate Committee Inquiry. The review sought further public comment in response to the interim report.

Questions about the interim report and the review generally should be directed to the Secretariat.

Comments will be made available on this website (unless confidentiality was requested) and will be available in two formats where possible. If you are unable to read a comment, please contact us.

Comments received

Comment number	Commenter
001	Mr Martin Taylor (PDF - 1.35 MB) |  (RTF - 3.19 MB)
002	Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre (PDF - 96 KB) |  (RTF - 7 KB)
003	Mr Matthew Dickie (PDF - 202 KB) |  (RTF - 96 KB)
004	Ms Sherryl Broderick (PDF - 93 KB) |  (RTF - 31 KB)
005	Invasive Species Council (Australia) (PDF - 581 KB)
006	The Australasian Native Orchid Society (PDF - 134 KB) |  (RTF - 127 KB)
007	Bat Advocacy NSW (PDF - 103 KB) |  (RTF - 48 KB)
008	Dr Keith Sainsbury (PDF - 215 KB) |  (RTF - 122 KB)
009	Timber Communities Australia (Derwent Valley Branch) (PDF - 165 KB) |  (RTF - 28 KB)
010	Timber Communities Australia (Huon Resource Development Group) (PDF - 140 KB) |  (RTF - 22 KB)
011	Timber Communities Australia (Meander Resource Management Group) (PDF - 239 KB) |  (RTF - 26 KB)
012	Colong Foundation for Wilderness (PDF - 41 KB) |  (RTF - 33 KB)
013	Mr Mick Welsh (PDF - 212 KB) |  (RTF - 23 KB)
014	Clarence Environment Centre (PDF - 417 KB) |  (RTF - 1.07 MB)
015	Mr Malcolm Mars (PDF - 113 KB) |  (RTF - 27 KB)
016	Timber Communities Australia (Southern Tasmania Branch) (PDF - 251 KB) |  (RTF - 141 KB)
017	Timber Communities Australia (Bruny Island Primary Industry Branch) (PDF - 312 KB) |  (RTF - 1.88 MB)  Professor Hugh Possingham's response to comments 017 (PDF - 82 KB) |  (RTF - 5 KB)
018	Dr Jane Lennon (PDF - 149 KB) |  (RTF - 49 KB)
019	Mr Tim Cadman (PDF - 741 KB)
020	Timber Communities Australia (Hellyer Branch) (PDF - 167 KB) |  (RTF - 20 KB)
021	Ms Julie Vint (PDF - 128 KB) |  (RTF - 39 KB)
022	Australasian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators Network (PDF - 108 KB) |  (RTF - 34 KB)
023	Australian Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P) (PDF - 155 KB) |  (RTF - 148 KB)
024	Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (PDF - 219 KB) |  (RTF - 240 KB)
025	Professor Hugh Possingham (PDF - 109 KB) |  (RTF - 9 KB)
026	Healesville Environment Watch (PDF - 180 KB) |  (RTF - 111 KB)
027	Timber Communities Australia (East Coast Tasmania Branch) (PDF - 435 KB) |  (RTF - 1.4 MB)
028	Timber Communities Australia (West Coast Tasmania Branch) (PDF - 182 KB) |  (RTF - 181 KB)
029	Timber Communities Australia (Liffey District Resource Management Group) (PDF - 309 KB) |  (RTF - 243 KB)
030	Dr Gerry Bates (PDF - 119 KB) |  (RTF - 8 KB)
031	Mr Ed Wensing (PDF - 175 KB) |  (RTF - 257 KB)
032	Magnetic Island Community Development Association (PDF - 364 KB) |  (RTF - 3.26 MB)
033	Timber Communities Australia (Circular Head Branch) (PDF - 258 KB) |  (RTF - 203 KB)
034	Australian Forest Growers (PDF - 230 KB) |  (Word - 2.87 MB)
035	Timber Communities Australia (Tasmanian State Office) (PDF - 218 KB) |  (RTF - 159 KB)  Still Wild Still Threatened's response to comments 035 (PDF - 8 KB) |  (RTF - 1 KB)
036	The Green Institute (PDF - 104 KB) |  (RTF - 18 KB)
037	North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) and the North Coast Environment Council (NCEC) (PDF - 141 KB) |  (RTF - 104 KB)
038	ALP Members Opposed to Duck Shooting (PDF - 38 KB) |  (RTF - 3 KB)
039	Sydney Airport Corporation (PDF - 300 KB)
040	Mr Jamie Pittock (PDF - 133 KB) |  (RTF - 33 KB)
041	Otway Ranges Environment Network and Melbourne Water Catchment Network (PDF - 2.7 MB)
042	Dr Sarah Holcombe, Dr Matthew Rimmer and Ms Terri Janke (PDF - 266 KB) |  (RTF - 177 KB)
043	Friends of the Five Forests (PDF - 116 KB) |  (RTF - 34 KB)
044	Hydro Tasmania and Roaring 40s (PDF - 154 KB) |  (RTF - 270 KB)
045	New South Wales Scientific Committee (PDF - 89 KB) |  (RTF - 12 KB)
046	Save Ralphs Bay (PDF - 135 KB) |  (RTF - 81 KB)
047	Mr Jim Walker (PDF - 122 KB) |  (RTF - 18 KB)
048	Powerlink (Queensland) (PDF - 184 KB)
049	CSIRO (PDF - 143 KB) |  (RTF - 515 KB)
050	Arts Freedom Australia (AFA) (PDF - 111 KB) |  (RTF - 90 KB)
051	Commonwealth Fisheries Association (CFA) (PDF - 70 KB) |  (RTF - 164 KB)
052	Ms Jane Stabb (PDF - 52 KB) |  (RTF - 8 KB)
053	Mr Duncan Gardner (PDF - 109 KB) |  (RTF - 11 KB)
054	Ms Irene Fullarton (PDF - 66 KB) |  (RTF - 7 KB)
055	The National Trust of Australia (New South Wales) (PDF - 413 KB) |  (RTF - 4.12 MB)
056	Mr Ed Hill (PDF - 92 KB) |  (RTF - 15 KB)
057	Dr Kirsten Parris and colleagues - The University of Melbourne, RMIT University and La Trobe University (PDF - 165 KB) |  (RTF - 435 KB)
058	New South Wales Young Lawyers Environmental Law Committee (PDF - 464 KB) |  (RTF - 1.74 MB)
059	Mr Alan Ashbarry (PDF - 102 KB) |  (RTF - 60 KB)
060	Still Wild Still Threatened (PDF - 66 KB) |  (RTF - 10 KB)
061	Coalition Against Duck Shooting (PDF - 1.15 MB)
062	Confidential (name withheld)
063	Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) (PDF - 251 KB) |  (RTF - 392 KB)
064	International Council on Monuments and Sites (PDF - 1.35 MB)
065	Mr Stephen Goodwin and Ms Marilyn Steiner (PDF - 76 KB) |  (RTF - 5 KB)
066	Ms Kellie Gee (PDF - 79 KB) |  (RTF - 69 KB)
067	Mr Giles Hardy (PDF - 115 KB)
068	Garner Beach Habitat Action Group (PDF - 1.56 MB) |  (RTF - 4 MB)
069	Australian Conservation Foundation (PDF - 182 KB) |  (RTF - 338 KB)
070	Ku-ring-gai Council (PDF - 80 KB)
071	Confidential (name withheld)
072	Ms Maria Riedl (PDF - 17 MB)
073	Mr Alan Hill (PDF - 55 KB) |  (RTF - 4 KB)
074	Associate Professor Paul Adam (PDF - 519 KB) |  (RTF - 888 KB)
075	Ms Barbara Churchward (PDF - 88 KB) |  (RTF - 655 KB)
076	The Institute of Foresters of Australia (PDF - 205 KB) |  (RTF - 1.3 MB)
077	National Parks Association of NSW (PDF - 439 KB) |  (RTF - 830 KB)
078	Australian Koala Foundation (PDF - 545 KB)  Australian Koala Foundation cover sheet (PDF - 72 KB) |  (RTF - 5 KB)
079	Australian Property Institute (PDF - 69 KB) |  (RTF - 55 KB)
080	Australian Industry Greenhouse Network (PDF - 102 KB) |  (RTF - 222 KB)
081	Fisheries Victoria (PDF - 720 KB) |  (RTF - 1.11 MB)
082	Ms Joy Llewellyn-Smith (PDF - 54 KB)
083	Bird Observation and Conservation Australia (PDF - 384 KB)
084	Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (ARAZPA) (PDF - 237 KB) |  (RTF - 398 KB)
085	Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) (PDF - 88 KB) |  (RTF - 889 KB)
086	Ms Anne Hartnett (PDF - 85 KB) |  (RTF - 22 KB)
087	Timber Communities Australia (National Office) (PDF - 114 KB) |  (RTF - 136 KB)
088	WWF (Australia) (PDF - 3.3 MB)
089	Timber Communities Australia (South East Region) (PDF - 124 KB) |  (RTF - 254 KB)
090	Victorian Recreational Fishing Peak Body (VR Fish) (PDF - 63 KB) |  (RTF - 377 KB)
091	Ms Margaret Christian (PDF - 95 KB) |  (RTF - 93 KB)
092	PProfessor Lee Godden, Ms Anne Kallies and Ms Carly Godden (PDF - 126 KB) |  (RTF - 97 KB)
093	Country Fire Authority (Victoria) (PDF - 62 KB) |  (RTF - 32 KB)
094	The Australian Network of Environmental Defender's Offices (PDF - 228 KB) |  (RTF - 200 KB)
095	National Farmers' Federation (PDF - 815 KB) |  (RTF - 3.67 MB)
096	Humane Society International (PDF - 142 KB)
097	Mr Tom Baxter (PDF - 231 KB) |  (RTF - 96 KB)
098	Greenpeace (PDF - 77 KB) |  (RTF - 13 KB)
099	VicForests (PDF - 818 KB)
100	Council for the Australian Federation (confidential)
101	Ms Caroline Copley (PDF - 419 KB) |  (RTF - 918 KB)
102	Invasive Species Council (Australia) (PDF - 644 KB)
103	River Lakes Coorong Action Group (RLCAG) (PDF - 210 KB) |  (RTF - 893 KB)
104	South East Forest Rescue (PDF - 167 KB) |  (RTF - 9 KB)
105	Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) (PDF - 246 KB) |  (RTF - 655 KB)
106	National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI) (PDF - 78 KB) |  (RTF - 313 KB)
107	Mrs Betty Thatcher (PDF - 1.38 MB)
108	Our Future is the Natural World (PDF - 17.8 MB)
109	Ms Lynda Newnam (PDF - 1.29 MB)
110	Clifton Finch Aviaries (PDF - 15 KB) |  (RTF - 8 KB)
111	Victorian Association of Forest Industries (PDF - 176 KB) |  (RTF - 105 KB)
112	Tasmanian Government (PDF - 157 KB) |  (RTF - 133 KB)
113	Forestry Tasmania (PDF - 125 KB) |  (RTF - 87 KB)
114	Minerals Council of Australia (PDF - 73 KB)
115	Dr Sarah Holcombe (PDF - 1.3 MB)
116	New South Wales Government (PDF - 454 KB)
117	Western Australian Government (PDF - 6.5 MB)
118	Greenpeace (PDF - 39 KB)
119	Queensland Government (PDF - 347 KB)

Confidentiality

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