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

The amendments to the licensing framework under the EPA by the Greentape Reduction Act have commenced and are in force.

Planning and environmental reforms are reshaping not just approval pathways, but where decision‑making power sits, how legitimacy is earned and how competing policy priorities collide in the delivery of Australia’s next wave of priority projects. The central challenge is no longer speed alone, but whether accelerated delivery can be sustained without undermining confidence, coordination and long‑term outcomes.

The decision highlights the need for administrative decision makers to be impartial in their planning decisions and sets boundaries on the appropriate role of the Minister for Planning in land swap negotiations in circumstances where there is a planning application in contemplation.

The proposed amendments are in response to recent pollution incidents by ships in Australian waters.

The concept of 'operational control' under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (Cth) (NGER) is causing headaches for businesses, particularly when there are third party managers or operators of facilities, and when contractors and subcontractors are present at a facility.

This article outlines the responses of key stakeholders in an urban development context to the Reinstatement Bill.

The NSW Department of PE is introducing a new approach to the planning system to alleviate complexities in the rezoning process.

Article examines the intersection of ESG and government and considers how ESG policies will affect agencies in future.

The article outlines how the Bilateral Agreement for federal environmental assessments may operate in Western Australia.

The NSW Government has introduced a raft of proposed changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (EP&A Act)...

On 12 October 2022, the Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (EPOLA Bill) was introduced to the Queensland Parliament.

The Environmental Offsets Bill 2014 is intended to bring a simpler, more flexible offsets regime to Queensland.

Your new land tax bill will be arriving soon and you will need to act fast if you want to object. NSW land tax assessment notices are rolling off the OSR printing press between mid-January and mid-April 2010. With only 60 days to object from the date you receive your land tax assessment notice, landowners, now is the time to give some consideration to the land tax objection and appeal process, to ensure that you’re not paying more land tax than you should be.

The EPBC Act should remain the primary reference for any action that could have a significant impact on the environment.

NSW businesses should apply scrutiny over their overall compliance before these environmental amendments commence.

This overview summarises key reforms from the Bill, the biggest environmental regulatory shake-up in Victoria in decades.