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New water legislation has taken effect

  • HopgoodGanim
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  • Australia
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  • May 24 2013

This is a follow up to our Alert of 21 May 2013. Please note that only the following amendments were in force at the date of the Alert: Petroleum

New national contaminated land assessment guidelines

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia
  • -
  • May 24 2013

On 16 May 2013, a new national environmental protection measure (NEPM) came into force for the assessment of contaminated land

What is EcoDensity?

  • Clayton Utz
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  • Australia
  • -
  • May 23 2013

A new buzzword around town is "EcoDensity", but what is it? EcoDensity is an attempt to increase the population in existing neighbourhoods in a way

New contaminated sites NEPM in force at last

  • Clayton Utz
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  • Australia
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  • May 23 2013

The National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (NEPM) was originally made in 1999 and was subject to a five year

NSW planning reforms: ESD and changes

  • Clayton Utz
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  • Australia
  • -
  • May 23 2013

In addition to the more significant amendments we've already covered, there are a number of additional proposed changes to the NSW planning regime

Planned changes to the vegetation management framework in Queensland

  • Holding Redlich
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  • Australia
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  • May 22 2013

The Vegetation Management Framework Amendment Bill 2013 (the Bill) was introduced to Parliament on 20 March 2013. The Bill aims to significantly

Court refuses expansion of Rio Tinto’s Warkworth coal mine

  • Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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  • Australia
  • -
  • May 22 2013

On 15 April 2013, the NSW Land and Environment Court handed down judgment in Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc v Minister for Planning and

Queensland government reviews protected plants legislative framework

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia
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  • May 17 2013

The two major legislative regimes for protection of vegetation in Queensland are the Vegetation Management Act 2009 (Qld) (VMA) and the Nature

Striking the balance when an offsets package is not enough

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • Australia
  • -
  • May 16 2013

A court in New South Wales, Australia, has overturned approval for a mine extension, a decision that challenges the decision making process

Carbon pricing mechanism update: auctioning arrangements and other recent developments

  • Herbert Geer
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  • Australia
  • -
  • May 16 2013

The Clean Energy (Auction of Carbon Units) Determination 2013 (Cth) (Auction Determination) is now in force and sets out the arrangements for the