Commonwealth Environmental Law Page

Legislation, Debates, Reports, Views & Opinions

NB This page is still under construction (June 2008).

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

Explanations of the Act

DEH Guide to the EPBC Act (external link)

EDO NSW Fact sheet (link to NSW site)

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) EPBC unit publications
(click titles to download)

EPBC Act - Guide for Planners
This guide supports local governments and Regional Natural Resourse Committees, providing an introduction to the EPBC Act and tools to incorporate the EPBC Act into local and regional Planning instruments. 58pp.

EPBC Act: User’s Guide
July 11, 2005 | This is a comprehensive guide that covers everything from how the EPBC Act works to endangered species listings, plans and permits under the Act. The information is similar in content to that contained in our website. 59pp.

EPBC Act: Field Guide
July 11, 2005 | This is a short guide to help conservation field workers decide whether or not their work needs to be referred to DEH under the EPBC Act. 27pp.

Commentary on the Act

EDO Network Submission (2005) Possible New Matters of National Environmental Significance under the EPBC Act, May 2005.

Australia Institute (2005) The EPBC Act: A Five Year Assessment, TAI, Canberra, 28pp. (Click to download PDF)

In Defence of the EPBC Act

DEH's EPBC Page

Further reading

Other Commonwealth environmental legislation

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981
Antarctic Treaty Act 1960
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980
Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act 1933
Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954
Australian Heritage Council Act 2003
Captains Flat (Abatement of Pollution) Agreement Act 1975
Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Wildlife Protection) Act 2001
Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999
Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Environmental Management Charge-Excise) Act 1993
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Environmental Management Charge-General) Act 1993
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953
Hindmarsh Island Bridge Act 1997
Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976
Koongarra Project Area Act 1981
Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Act 2001
Meteorology Act 1955
National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Act 1998
Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greehouse Gas Management Act 1989
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Act 1995
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Act 1995
Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923 - insofar as it relates to the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands and the Australian Antarctic Territory
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
Renewable Energy (Electricity)(Charge) Act 2000
Sea Installations Act 1987
Sea Installations Levy Act 1987
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act 2001
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005
Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area Conservation Act 199