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An increasing proportion of mining land was not being rehabilitated when companies were unable to meet their obligations.

The introduction of the NSW Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) in 2017 marked a shift towards far greater scrutiny of compliance by water users with the complex web of water laws and regulations in NSW.

Looks at proposed carbon farming laws and their effects.

It may be early days for carbon trading, but farmers and graziers are trading or exploring how they can trade carbon.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is vigilant in prosecuting those companies that breach the provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974. In particular, the Commission has been keeping an eye on those companies who use misleading or deceptive messages when promoting their green credentials.

Next month Montreal in Canada will host the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15). Despite attracting less headlines than its climate change...

The consultation period provides an opportunity to influence the design of the proposed Emissions Reduction Fund.

The new energy efficiency provisions illustrate a broad objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

This Bill will ensure that those responsible for environmental harm are held accountable and cannot avoid responsibility.

Individuals must answer a question put to them under s476 of the Act even if answering might tend to incriminate them.

The ESC will shortly be issuing their regulatory audit scope for 2011.

The Greentape Reduction Bill may make it more difficult for Qld local governments to regulate environmental impacts.

A recipient of a clean-up notice should carefully review the notice for both liability and required remedial actions.

2006 will be noted as the year that public perception changed in relation to climate change and acknowledged the phenomenon as ‘real’. New Zealand has not been an exception to this change.

The SCL framework is likely to impact on agricultural, resource and development projects in Queensland.

Recent decision has implications for executive officer liability in environmental harm offences.

Key changes that are likely to result in heightened levels of enforcement activity from regulators.