Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006 [Provisions]


Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006 [Provisions]

21 November 2006

© Commonwealth of Australia 2006
ISBN 0 642 71727 3

View the report as a single document - (PDF 610KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

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Committee Membership (PDF 160KB)

Recommendations
 
Chapter 1 - Background (PDF 159KB)

Referral and conduct of the inquiry
Scope of the report
Background to the bill
Outline of the bill
General position on the proposed amendments
 
Chapter 2 - Streamlining of Approvals Processes (PDF 174KB)

Current law
Rationale for change
Changes proposed by the bill
Comments and concerns
Conclusion
Committee view
 
Chapter 3 - Heritage Listings and Nomination (PDF 161KB)

Current law
Rationale for the change
Changes proposed by the bill
Comments and concerns
Conclusion
Committee view
 
Chapter 4 - Compliance and Enforcement (PDF 181KB)

Introduction
Changes proposed by the bill
Enforcement issues
Collecting evidence
Committee view
 
Chapter 5 - Threatened Species and Ecological Communities (PDF 211KB)

Current law
Rationale for change
Changes proposed by the bill
Comments and concerns
Conclusion
 
Chapter 6 - Other Issues (PDF 150KB)

Triggers for matters of National Environmental Significance
Review of ministerial decisions
Departmental resources
 
Minority Report by Labor and Australian Greens Senators (PDF 224KB)

Consultation process and conduct of the inquiry
Climate Change
Review of Ministerial decisions and third party enforcement
Penalties
Resourcing
Threatened species nominations and listing
Heritage nominations and listing
Conclusion
 
Additional comments by the Australian Greens (PDF 136KB)
 
Democrats Minority Report (PDF 232KB)
 
Appendix 1 - Submissions, Tabled Documents and Additional Information (PDF 103KB)
 
Appendix 2 - Public Hearings (PDF 107KB)

Correspondence published by the committee regarding the report:

The Australian Network of Environmental Defender's Offices (PDF 793KB)

For further information, contact:

Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: ecita.sen@aph.gov.au