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Although the suite of Bills was passed in November 2025, the Senate Committee continued its inquiry on the draft legislative instruments and on the first two draft National Environmental Standards (NES) – the NES for Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) and the NES for Environmental Offsets. Several of the Senate Committee’s 14 recommendations relate to these draft NES.

The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) is a hot topic at the moment and is being widely covered in the Australian media. The finalisation of the Scheme is subject to various draft bills and legislation being passed through Parliament.

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) is currently developing an Australian taxonomy.

The proposed amendments to the CPRS Bill in relation to forestry could mean more commercial flexibility in dealing with carbon sequestration rights arising from forestry projects and a streamlined integration of forestry into the CPRS.

The NSW Court of Appeal has held that development consent for a gym in an RSL club was not a separate or independent use. As a result, when the premises was sold and use as an RSL club ceased...

In this week's edition, we discuss a drop in support for ESG shareholder proposals at one of the world's largest asset managers; a decision by a U.S. federal court to strike down an anti-ESG investing rule in Missouri...

Similar reforms are being made in all jurisdictions, following guidelines from the Council of Australian Governments.

Australia's Climate Change Policy – our economy, our environment, our future'

The reforms are intended to facilitate the release of environmental data and streamline environmental approval processes.

The ABC Four Corners program 'Cash Splash' looked at the alleged waste of taxpayer money under the multi-billion plan.

NSW adopts greater transparency in its planning rules with the passing of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Bill.

Australia's Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme has released a draft evaluation statement revealing which of the 522 PFAS chemicals listed on the Australian Inventory are actually being imported or manufactured in the country, their volumes, and their uses. The evaluation identifies 139 PFAS being introduced, with most used in lubricants, paints, and adhesives, while proposing to prioritize trifluoroacetic acid for risk assessment and add notification requirements for certain PFAS before commercial

A BOS is a system for the creation and sale of biodiversity credits by landowners to those who do impact the environment.

Property development and infrastructure projects continue to review project delivery processes to ensure compliance.

A recent QLD decision considered security of payment legislation in mining-related construction works.

In a first for NSW, an environmental consulting firm, Orogen Pty Ltd, and its director have been found guilty of an offence under the National Parks and Wildlife Act. Although neither Orogen or the director actually committed the acts which led to the damage to the habitat of a threatened species (koalas), they were liable for giving incorrect advice (Gordon Plath of the NSW DECC v Fish; Gordon Plath of the DECC v Orogen Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 144).

The Environmental Protection and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2009 reinforces the environmental offset conditioning powers vested in assessment managers and concurrence agencies. Entities applying for an environmental authority for mining, petroleum and greenhouse gas storage activities, or for development approval, need to be aware that State agencies and councils can impose an environmental offset condition as part of that approval.