Interim report

Effect of red tape on environmental

18 October 2017

View the report as a single document - (PDF 576KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Committee Membership	(PDF 22KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 19KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 138KB)
Establishment Conduct of the environmental inquiry and acknowledgement Scope of the report Regulatory framework for environmental assessment and approvals
Chapter 2 - Key issues	(PDF 310KB)
Value to the Australian economy Review of the EPBC Act Reform of environmental assessment and approval processes Risk-based approach to environmental regulation Commonwealth environment law State/territory environmental assessment processes Concluding comment
Dissenting Report by Labor Senators	(PDF 10KB)
Additional Comments by Coalition Senators	(PDF 8KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional documents	(PDF 11KB)
Appendix 2 - Public hearings	(PDF 10KB)

Red Tape Committee
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3228
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
redtape.sen@aph.gov.au