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New White Paper would make NSW planning system more strategic and community-based

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 16 2013

The NSW Government's long-awaited White Paper - A New Planning System for NSW builds on the Green Paper on a New Planning System for NSW released

Battening down the hatches - Productivity Commission recommends reforms to adapt to climate change

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • March 28 2013

The Federal Government recently released a report produced by the Productivity Commission in September 2012 which examined the obstacles in Australian

Water trigger for EPBC approval, but only for mining and CSG projects

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • March 18 2013

More mining and coal seam gas projects will require Commonwealth environmental approval, if a new Government Bill passes Federal Parliament. The

Are you a large fuel user looking to manage your carbon liability?

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • February 14 2013

The opportunity to opt in to the Carbon Price Mechanism is available for the first time in the 2013-14 financial year. If you are: already listed on

What will Australia's Doha COP 18 commitments mean for business?

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia, Global
  • -
  • December 20 2012

Australia's commitment to KP2 sends a signal to Australian business that Australia will continue to address climate change and look to reduce emissions intensity

NSW continues toughness on directors' and managers' liability for environmental offences

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • November 26 2012

NSW's reform of directors' liability is great news for directors except for any director or manager whose organisation might fall foul of environmental laws, reinforcing the seriousness with which the Government views these offences

Flying free of the ETS: EU won't include international flights in its ETS (for now)

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia, European Union
  • -
  • November 22 2012

For now, Australian international flights will not be subject to a carbon price, either in Australia, or the EU

California's first emissions unit auction - a US trading scheme now closer

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia, USA
  • -
  • November 22 2012

The Californian emissions trading scheme commences on 1 January 2013 and will rival the EU ETS as the largest trading scheme in the world

Less complexity, more flexibility for NSW development: Development Control Plans' role to be reduced

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • October 31 2012

A bill before Parliament to amend the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 will, if passed, considerably reduce the role of Development Control Plans (DCPs) in NSW

The Clean Energy Regulator - are you complying?

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • October 25 2012

The Clean Energy Regulator has a broad range of new powers, and industry a broad range of new obligations and failure to comply could be expensive