The Northern Territory Government is progressing the
review of its current environmental regulatory framework,
considering advice on a new environmental law and an overhaul of
the existing assessment and approval procedures.
The Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority
(NT EPA) recently released its
Roadmap for a modern environmental regulatory framework for the
Northern Territory which is its finalised advice on overhauling
the current environmental regulatory framework following on from
the Hawke Review.
The Roadmap
In 2014 the then Country Liberal Territory Government
commissioned Dr Allan Hawke AC to conduct an independent inquiry
into the use of hydraulic fracturing as a method to extract oil and
gas resources in the NT. During the Inquiry, it was recommended
that the NT Government review the Environmental Assessment Act and
in light of this, the NT Government commissioned Dr Hawke to
conduct a review of the Northern Territory's
