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The Court clarified when a financial assurance decision can be stayed without the EA holder providing the 75% payment.

National disasters such as the current bushfire crisis, should inspire communities to rally together to help each other.

Looks at increase in disaster events, and whether property and infrastructure can be made more resistant.

A draft Environment Protection (Site Contamination) Amendment Bill 2005 (Bill) (an amendment to the Environment Protection Act 1993 (Act)), was recently released for public comment in South Australia. The Bill is part of a package of proposed reforms to contaminated land laws in South Australia.

A recent decision of the Victorian Supreme Court, Thirteenth Beach Coast Watch Inc v The Environment Protection Authority and Plenary Environment (Barwon) Pty Ltd [2009] VSC 53, places an onerous burden on environmental groups seeking to review decisions of the Environment Protection Authority to grant a works approval under the Environment Protection Act 1970 (Vic).

Discretion may be used to determine weightings to be given to guidelines & reports, provided it is consistent with the EPA purpose.

Recent case concerning an application to extend the currency period of a DA for a material change of use.

The Federal Government Bill proposes changes to the EPBC Act, focused on the operation of bilateral agreements with NSW.

The Victorian Environment Protection (Prescribed Waste) Regulations 1998 (old Regulations) have been replaced by the Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009 (new Regulations), which came into effect on 1 July.

The new laws are an important component of the new Australian government's emissions reduction and renewable energy transition plan.

Any person, including a local council, can bring proceedings to remedy and restrain a contravention of the NV Act.

Associate Olivia Williamson looks at the General Authority and what it relates to specifically.

Bill amends the EPBC Act by restricting the power of the Minister for the Environment to reconsider certain past decisions.

Earlier today the Federal Government released its White Paper on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). The CPRS is the Government’s primary policy tool to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, with the emissions trading scheme that seeks to impose emissions caps on certain sectors of the Australian economy intended to commence operation on 1 July 2010.

With the need for transparency proving to be a key component of discussions at Copenhagen, there have been some timely developments in relation to the greenhouse and energy audit framework under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.

The Emissions Reduction Fund was introduced by the Australian Federal Government (Federal Government) in late 2014 as part of the Federal Government's climate change policies.

Court set aside a disclaimer of onerous property, such that liquidators were held liable under environment protection legislation.