2006 amendments to the EPBC Act

The Australian Government's amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) were passed by the Parliament on 7 December 2006.

The bulk of the amendments commenced on 19 February 2007.

What has changed?

• Text of the Amending Act
• Explanatory memorandum
• Second reading speech - Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006

Environment assessment process

• Environment assessment process — referral, assessment/decision whether to approve - flowchart - 2007
• Environment assessment process - fact sheet - 2007
• Referral of proposed action form

Compliance, enforcement and auditing

• Compliance Policy - 2019
• Compliance audits completed in 2013 - Summary of findings
• Compliance audits completed in 2012 - Summary of findings
• Compliance audits completed in 2011 - Summary of findings
• Compliance monitoring and auditing Fact sheet - 2011
• Compliance audits completed in 2010 - Summary of findings
• Compliance audits completed in 2009 - Summary of findings
• Compliance audits completed in 2008 - Summary of findings
• Compliance audits completed in 2007 - Summary of findings
• Burnett River Dam (Paradise Dam) - final compliance audit report - 2007
• Compliance audits completed in 2006 - Summary of findings

Heritage

• Protecting heritage places - fact sheet - 2007
• List of overseas places of historic significance to Australia - fact sheet - 2007

Threatened species and ecological communities

• Listing threatened species, ecological communities and key threatening processes - fact sheet - 2007
• Recovery action for threatened species and ecological communities - fact sheet - 2007
• Threatened species home page