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Environmental Law

This guide contains links to Internet resources and documents in the area of federal environmental law, as well as providing links to other guides and directories which contain material on State and Territory and overseas law.

Legislation


Court and Tribunal decisions, law reports etc


Key National Bodies

ACEL offers environmental law and policy teaching and research in Australia and is located at the ANU College of Law.

  • Australian Conservation Foundation
    A non government organisation dedicated to preserving the environment
  • Australian Network of Environmental Defenders Offices (ANEDO)
    The EDO Network was established in 1996. It consists of nine independently constituted and managed community environmental legal centres spread across Australia. Each EDO office is dedicated to protecting the environment in the public interest.
  • Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
    The website provides links to other portfolio agencies.
  • Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ)
    A professional association for environmental practitioners.
  • Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC)
    Incorporating the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) which sets national environmental goals and standards through National Environment Protection Measures (NEPMs). The EPHC also addresses natural, Indigenous and historic heritage issues.
  • Environs Australia
    Environs is a network of members interested in promoting sustainable development through local action, primarily in the local government sector. The organisation strives to constructively advocate to other levels of Government for improved sustainability outcomes.
  • Greenpeace Australia
    An independent organisation campaigning to ensure a just, peaceful, sustainable environment for future generations. Greenpeace Australia was founded in 1977.
  • Lawyers for Forests
    An association of legal professionals working to promote the conservation and better management of Australia's remaining native forests.
  • National Environmental Law Association (NELA)
    NELA is a multi-disciplinary organisation serving the needs of practitioners in law, planning, natural resources and environmental management, environmental science and environmental impact assessment, to obtain and exchange information on issues relevant to environmental law and policy.
  • National Water Commission (NWC)
    An independent statutory body in the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts portfolio. Its role is to drive the national water reform agenda. The NWC provides advice to the Minister for Climate Change and Water and State and Territory governments on national water issues.
  • Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC)

    NRMMC consists of the Australian Federal, State and Territory, and New Zealand government ministers responsible for primary industries, natural resources, environment and water policy. The Council is the peak government forum for consultation, coordination and, where appropriate, integration of action by governments on natural resource management issues.

  • Wilderness Society (Australia)
    A community-based environmental advocacy organisation whose mission is to protect, promote and restore wilderness and natural processes across Australia.



Key Publications

 

Journal articles, reports etc
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The Covenant is the voluntary component of a co-regulatory arrangement for managing the environmental impacts of consumer packaging in Australia. The Covenant is designed to minimise the environmental impacts arising from the disposal of used packaging, conserve resources through better design and production processes  and facilitate the re-use and recycling of used packaging materials.

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Links to Other Australian Sites (Pathfinders, Directories etc)


Overseas Sites

Links to Overseas Environmental Law Sites

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