First Report
18 March 2009
© Commonwealth of Australia 2009 ISBN 978-1-74229-080-5
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Design and operation of the EPBC Act2006 Amendments to the EPBC ActCriticisms of the ActIndependent reviewThis report
The objects of the ActMatters of national environmental significanceAre the 'triggers' in the Act adequate?New 'triggers'Conclusion
The Commonwealth's roleEvaluations of the Commonwealth's environmental assessment actionsCumulative impacts and strategic impact assessmentMinisterial discretion under the EPBC Act
Bilateral agreementsActivities undertaken by Commonwealth agencies
Pressure on species and ecological communitiesHow the Act works: listing threatened species and ecological communitiesComments about the listing processEffectiveness of listings under the ActRecovery plansThe use of offsets in habitat conservation and species protection
Are all projects that need to be referred getting referred?Withdrawal and re-submission of proposalsPublic participation: assessment timeframes; providing informationThe costs of litigationAdministrative review of decisionsJudicial Review and the EPBC ActMerits review of decisions
New 'triggers'Compliance and OutcomesThe range of powers and toolsBilateral agreementsCommonwealth agencies and duplication Merits review
Introduction
Tabled documentsAdditional informationAnswers to questions taken on notice
Committee 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: eca.sen@aph.gov.au
Committee Secretary Senate Standing Committees on Environment, Communications and the Arts PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Australia
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