Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) is the Australian Government's central piece of environmental legislation. It provides a legal framework to protect and manage nationally and internationally important flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage places — defined in the Act as matters of national environmental significance. More about the EPBC Act
- Bilateral agreements
- Strategic assessment notices
Australian Capital Territory
- Gungahlin (ACT)
- Molonglo Valley Plan (ACT)
New South Wales
- Heathcote Ridge, West Menai (New South Wales)
- Upper Hunter (New South Wales)
- Western Sydney growth centres (New South Wales)
Queensland
- Great Barrier Reef (Queensland)
- Mount Peter Master Planned Area (Queensland)
South Australia
- Fire management policy (South Australia)
Tasmania
- Midlands Water Scheme (Tasmania)
Victoria
- Melbourne's urban growth boundary (Victoria)
Western Australia
- BHP Billiton mining iron ore in the Pilbara region (Western Australia)
- Browse Basin LNG Precinct (Western Australia)
- Hamersley Iron Ore Pty Ltd (Rio Tinto) iron ore mining in the Pilbara (Western Australia)
- Perth and Peel region (Western Australia)
- Fisheries assessment notices
- Referrals
- Public notices
- Invitations to comment
- Exemption notices
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