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Latest newsletter: November 2006

The ACT Environmental Law Handbook

Do you want to know how our heritage sites, trees, flora and fauna are protected? How the planning system works in Canberra? What environmental impact assessment developers have to do? How pollution is controlled? more information...

ACT Environmental Law Fact Sheets

These fact sheets are a basic guide to environmental law in the ACT. They are for anyone interested in using the law to protect the environment.

Note: Some of the fact sheets are unavailable at this time as they are being updated following legislative amendments and administrative changes. These fact sheets will be added to this site as soon as possible. Where the entry below is green it indicates the Fact Sheet is available by following the link.

The fact sheets relate to Territory law unless otherwise stated. There are also some explanations of Commonwealth environmental laws, particularly the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

• Fact Sheet 1 Environmental and Planning Law in the ACT

• Fact Sheet 2 National Capital Plan and the Territory Plan

• Fact Sheet 3 The Development Approval Process

• Fact Sheet 4 EIA Law in the ACT

• Fact Sheet 5 Management of Public Lands

• Fact Sheet 6 Heritage Law

• Fact Sheet 7 Biodiversity Protection Law in the ACT

• Fact Sheet 8 Tree Protection

• Fact Sheet 9 Investigating Decision Making about the Environment

• Fact Sheet 10 Challenging Decision Making about the Environment

• Fact Sheet 11 Pollution Control Law in the ACT

• Fact Sheet 12 Noise Pollution Control in the ACT

• Fact Sheet 13 Freedom of Information Law in the ACT

• Fact Sheet 14 Freedom of Information Law (Commonwealth)

• Fact Sheet 15 Incorporating an Environmental Group in the ACT

For information about State environmental legislation, visit the national EDO website.

Law Reform Submissions

Full list of Submissions (Downloads)

EDO ACT Annual Reports

Important: These fact sheets provide a summary of the law and are not intended to be comprehensive or to cover the specifics of any given situation. While every effort has been made to ensure the content is as accurate as possible, the EDO does not accept any responsibility for any loss or disadvantage resulting from reliance or use of this work. Readers are advised to seek professional legal advice in relation to specific legal questions.