By Brendan Dobbie, Sean Ryan, Rachel Walmsley As 2020 draws to a close with heatwaves and the bushfire season upon us once more, it is timely to reflect on the climate law reform progress that we have seen this year, and to be clear on what is needed when parliaments resume in the new year. […]
The NSW Government has released draft regulations on floodplain harvesting that will amend the Water Management Regulation 2018 (NSW). This includes the framework that will apply to the licensing of floodplain harvesting (i.e. the creation of permanent property rights). It also includes a range of exemptions that will apply to works approvals and licensing until this new licensing framework is implemented […]
The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
By Dr Lauren Butterly This week, the Interim Report of the Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge was released. The Interim Report made strong recommendations including restitution for the destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters and replacing the current WA legislation. The Interim Report has focussed on […]
Following the defeat of the Land Services Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2020 in the NSW Upper House in November (see our update here), the NSW Government has now taken steps to revert back to koala policy in line with the former State Environmental Planning Policy No. 44 – Koala Habitat Protection (SEPP 44). On 30 November […]
The Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has refused approval for an application to clear approximately 2,000 hectares of native vegetation at Kingvale Station in far north Queensland. The proposed clearing would have occurred in a catchment area flowing into the Great Barrier Reef. Minister Ley has refused approval because of the proposal’s likely significant impacts on threatened […]
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By Head of Policy and Law Reform Rachel Walmsley In the dying hours of the NSW parliamentary session on Thursday 19th November the Government attempted to pass a bill through the Upper House to reduce protections for koala habitat under land clearing laws – the Land Services Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2020. The Bill was purportedly […]
Housing development threat to Butterfly Cave Aboriginal Women’s site During NAIDOC Week, a group of Aboriginal women are appealing to the Federal Environment Minister to step in and enforce legal protections on the ancient Butterfly Cave site at Lake Macquarie, NSW, which is under threat from a housing development. The Butterfly Cave – a sacred […]
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