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| Submission |
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67025 |
| Government |
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Australia |
| Submitting Entity |
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Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
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| Main Information |
| Title |
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The Australian Environment Act: Report of the Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Final Report, October 2009 |
| Description |
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On 30 October 2009, Dr Allan Hawke presented his final report for the independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) — The Australian Environment Act: Report of the Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 — to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts.
The Minister tabled the report in Parliament, as required by section 522A of the Act, on 21 December 2009.
The aim of the report is to review the performance of the Act and, consistent with the objective of protecting the environment and biological diversity and maintain ecological processes, to recommend reforms that:
- promote the sustainability of Australia's economic development
- reduce and simplify the regulatory burden
- ensure activities under the Act represent the most efficient and effective ways of achieving desired environmental outcomes are based on an effective federal arrangement. |
| Web Link |
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/doc/case-studies/inc/cs-inc-au-env.act-en.pdf |
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| Additional Information |
| Source |
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http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/review/publications/final-report.html; ISBN 978 0 9806735 2 4 |
| Countries |
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Australia |
| Regions |
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Western Europe and Others |
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