Information for local governments

Environment assessments

Local government referral obligations
Local Government and Commonwealth Environment Law - fact sheet - 2003
Who can refer an action?
Environment assessment process
What's protected?
Bushfire management and national environment law - fact sheet

Does local government have to refer proposals?

The responsibility for referring an action lies with the person proposing to take the action. Therefore, a local government is responsible for referring actions that the local government proposes to take itself. It is not responsible for referring the actions of other developers.