The Environmental Defenders Office Ltd (EDO) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the South Australian Parliament Social Development Committee’s Inquiry into the Potential for a Human Rights Act for South Australia (Inquiry). EDO strongly recommends the South Australian Government introduce of a Charter or Act of Human Rights and Freedoms (Charter). […]
EDO welcomes the opportunity to provide comments and feedback on the Minister’s update on the progress of the new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Protection Act which was released on 20 December 2023. In making this submission, EDO acknowledges that it cannot and does not speak on behalf of Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples. While in this submission we […]
In the shadow of claims made by the NSW Forestry Corporation, communities have been led to believe that they have no rights to challenge decisions about industrial logging in NSW native forests or seek action over unlawful conduct when logging destroys hollow-bearing trees and critical habitat for threatened species. But two recent court decisions have […]
By Frances Medlock, Solicitor, Commonwealth & Government Liaison, and Rachel Walmsley, Head of Policy & Law Reform Since mid-2023, the Federal Government has been consulting on reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), Australia’s national environmental law. The EPBC Act is well overdue for reform, with almost all of the nation’s […]
Peaceful protest in relation to forestry activities has a long history in NSW but protestors do, on occasion, face criminal charges for their actions. This fact sheet outlines the right to protest, such as it is, and some of the potential legal implications of engaging in protest activity. […]
This report from water law expert, Professor Alex Gardner, reviews the Badu Advisory Report and analyses the NT’s water laws, policies and planning documents against the National Water Initiative, identifying areas for improvement. […]
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) welcomes the opportunity to comment on Treasury’s Exposure Draft on climate-related financial disclosure (Exposure Draft). […]
EDO welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications’ inquiry into greenwashing. This submission sets out key observations drawn from our work examining potential greenwashing and related conduct, and several recommendations to improve protection from greenwashing. […]
EDO appreciates the invitation for supplementary submissions to the Senate inquiry into greenwashing. This supplementary submission sets out several recent developments and examples from our work since our initial submission dated 9 June 2023. […]
EDO welcomes the introduction by the Federal Government of mandatory climate related financial disclosures through the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill) that will mandate new reporting requirements through the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Improving financial disclosures will assist investors in understanding how a company is addressing climate change and the risks to a […]
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EDO recognises the traditional owners and custodians of the land, seas and rivers of Australia. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and aspire to learn from traditional knowledge and customs so that, together, we can protect our environment and cultural heritage through law.
