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Independent review of the

Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

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• Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: interim report (PDF - 8.8 MB) |  (Word - 2.5 MB)

About the report

The Independent review of the EPBC Act is currently underway and response to the discussion paper has been extensive. In order to identify the broad range of significant issues raised in public submissions, an interim report has been prepared. This report, released by Dr Hawke, outlines the major themes raised in public submissions, the consultation process and the Senate committee inquiry. Dr Hawke is seeking further public comment on the interim report in general and in particular, on a number of specific areas identified in the report. The period for comment closes 5pm AEST Monday 3 August 2009.

• How to comment on the interim report

Contents

• Title and contents (PDF - 849 KB) |  (Word - 392 KB)
• 1. Introduction (PDF - 574 KB) |  (Word - 326 KB)
• 2. Commonwealth role and EPBC Act objectives (PDF - 716 KB) |  (Word - 440 KB)
• 3. Scope of environmental impact assessment under the EPBC Act (PDF - 664 KB) |  (Word - 404 KB)
• 4. Environmental impact assessment (PDF - 810 KB) |  (Word - 524 KB)
• 5. Environmental impact assessment - prior authorisation and continuing use exemptions (PDF - 346 KB) |  (Word - 849 KB)
• 6. Forestry (PDF - 664 KB) |  (Word - 406 KB)
• 7. Land clearance (PDF - 2.5 MB) |  (Word - 366 KB)
• 8. Climate change (PDF - 644 KB) |  (Word - 390 KB)
• 9. Water (PDF - 633 KB) |  (Word - 376 KB)
• 10. Strategic assessments and bioregional planning (PDF - 842 KB) |  (Word - 415 KB)
• 11. Heritage (PDF - 911 KB) |  (Word - 385 KB)
• 12. Threatened species and ecological communities (PDF - 654 KB) |  (Word - 389 KB)
• 13. Biodiversity conservation, recovery planning and threats (PDF - 608 KB) |  (Word - 357 KB)
• 14. Protected areas (PDF - 1.0 MB) |  (Word - 386 KB)
• 15. Biodiversity - marine and fisheries (PDF - 871 KB) |  (Word - 452 KB)
• 16. Access to biological resources (PDF - 568 KB) |  (Word - 326 KB)
• 17. Indigenous information and involvement under the EPBC Act (PDF - 1.6 MB) |  (Word - 407 KB)
• 18. Wildlife trade, live imports and biosecurity (PDF - 655 KB) |  (Word - 393 KB)
• 19. Governance and decision-making (PDF - 894 KB) |  (Word - 420 KB)
• 20. Review mechanisms under the EPBC Act and access to courts (PDF - 928 KB) |  (Word - 388 KB)
• 21. Enforcement, compliance, monitoring and audit (PDF - 588 KB) |  (Word - 341 KB)
• 22. Administration under the EPBC Act (PDF - 598 KB) |  (Word - 344 KB)
• 23. Reducing regulatory burden and streamlining processes (PDF - 636 KB) |  (Word - 374 KB)
• 24. Cost recovery (PDF - 562 KB) |  (Word - 320 KB)
• Appendix 1: terms of reference (PDF - 529 KB) |  (Word - 309 KB)
• Appendix 2: list of submitters (PDF - 479 KB) |  (Word - 520 KB)
• Appendix 3: list of public consultations (PDF - 473 KB) |  (Word - 318 KB)
• Appendix 4: international agreements (PDF - 498 KB) |  (Word - 318 KB)
• Appendix 5: acronyms and abbreviations used in this report (PDF - 673 KB) |  (Word - 318 KB)