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Environmental assessment and approval of fracking activities in the NT
While all care has been taken in the preparation of our Fact Sheets, they are a guide only and are no substitute for legal advice in individual cases. For any specific questions, you should seek legal advice. This Fact Sheet last updated: 18 April 2019. This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the process for […]
Planning and development laws in the NT overview
Introduction Land use planning and development in the Northern Territory is regulated by: The Northern Territory Planning Act and Planning Regulations. The Northern Territory Planning Scheme. Development permits and exceptional development permits. The Planning Act and Planning Regulations are the laws which regulate how land in the Northern Territory can be developed and used. The Northern Territory Planning Scheme is a statutory document that divides land in […]
Introduction to chemicals regulation in the NT
In the Northern Territory, chemicals are regulated by Commonwealth laws and by Northern Territory laws. At the Commonwealth level, chemicals are regulated according to four categories. These are: industrial chemicals regulated by the Industrial Chemicals (Notification & Assessment) Act 1989 agricultural and veterinary chemicals (such as pesticides) regulated by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992, Agricultural […]
Nuisance, negligence and trespass in the NT
In addition to pollution offences, there are offences for causing an environmental nuisance under the Waste Management and Pollution Control Act and for causing a public health nuisance under the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011. Pollution which causes environmental damage or injury to land (as opposed to the public at large) may also give rise to civil claims […]
Transport and handling of dangerous goods in the NT
In the Northern Territory, chemicals are regulated under a range of different acts, however, their movement and handling outside of workplaces is primarily governed by the Transport of Dangerous Goods By Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act. This fact sheet is designed to provide an overview of the regulation of chemical transport and handling, including […]
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Bushfire Survivors Take Action Over NSW Climate Policy
Bushfire survivors are taking legal action to force the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority to address climate change. EDO is representing a group of people from around the state, who have experienced first-hand the devastation caused by major bushfires – infernos made more likely and more intense by climate change. After the worst bushfire […]
EDO lawyers are top of class
EDO’s Special Counsel Brendan Dobbie has been honoured as 2021 Lawyer of the Year for his work in Climate Change Law in Sydney, in the Best Lawyers in Australia guide. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is awarded this accolade. Several other EDO lawyers have also been recognised amongst the nation’s […]
Water allocation and management in the NT
Water resources in the Northern Territory are managed under the Water Act and Water Regulations by: the Minister for Land Resource Management establishing water control districts[1] controlling which uses are able to take water in a water control district (these are the beneficial uses)[2] having water allocation plans (also called a WAP) that allocate water to beneficial uses[3] requiring people […]
