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The proposed bilateral agreement will allow the Commonwealth to rely on additional Victorian assessment processes.

This decision has broad implications for all proponents who are required by law to undertake environmental assessments.

This revised assessment bilateral agreement is the second step towards a "one-stop-shop" for environmental approvals.

Recent amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act will spell the end of interim occupation certificates. .

New planning authorities, mandatory community participation requirements and changes to the development assessment process. .

Litigation concerning the statutory tests under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

The Hawke review of the EPBC Act suggests changes that, if adopted, would be a significant overhaul of key elements of the EPBC Act.

The Carbon Price Mechanism is a relevant matter for planning authorities.

These EPA Guidelines replace previous guidelines and provide information on the duty to report contamination to the EPA.

Following the Independent review of powers and penalties under the EP Act, the Queensland Government is seeking consulting on proposed amendments to the EP Act.

The Court also held that the liquidators were "executive officer"s to comply with the environmental protection order.

On 10 January 2023 the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) released a position paper for consultation detailing proposed reforms to the Safeguard...

The bill was introduced after an unusual consultation process with select groups under confidentiality arrangements.

Under NSW law, your statutory duty to notify of pollution incidents applies when you are subjectively aware of the harm.

Financial institutions face increasing exposure to greenwashing allegations extending beyond issues relating to emissions.

The package of reforms instigated by the Amendment Act also proposes to make changes to POPE regulations so that they only apply to larger theatres and public halls, for which they were originally designed.

The Contaminated Land Management Amendment Act 2008 was assented to on 10 December 2008, bringing in changes to the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997. The new provisions cast a wider net in terms of those with responsibility for reporting, investigating and cleaning up contamination in New South Wales.

Many of these NSW planning and environment reforms will be implemented over the coming years, including during 2019.