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COMMONWEALTH POWERS RELATION TO ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
AND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The nature of Commonweatlh powers under the Australian Constitution
Th Constitution of the Commonwealth environment powers generally
Lingerring Constitutional uncertainty
USING COMMONWEALTH ENVIRONMENT POWERS UNDERLYING CONCERNS
Support for greater Commonweatlh involvement
Cooperative federalism
General summary of submissions
Issues underlying the Inquiry
IMPLEMENTING AUSTRALIA'S INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
National and International Obligations
Implementing the World Heritage Convention
Fear of Devolution of Commonwealth powers
A role for State Governments in World Heritage Protection
Case Study: The Blue Mountains
`Multiple use' in World Heritage Areas
Implementing the Ramsar Convention
Point Lillias
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Objectives of the Environment Protection (Imapct of Proposals) Act
1974
National environment impact assessment requirements and standards
`Trigger'mechanisms and the EIA process
State and local government involvement
Consultation and Community participation
COMMONWEALTH ENVIRONMENT POWERS AND AUSTRALIAN FEDERALISM 73
Ecological issues across borders
The Inter-Governmental Agreement on the Environment (IGAE)
The IGAE in practice
The IGAE and Environmental Impact Assessment
Developments since the IGAE
An express Constitutional environment power
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