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EDO fact sheets
1. Introduction
1.1 What is Environmental Law?
1.2 Sources of Environmental Law
1.3 Role of Government
1.4 Enforcement
1.5 Public Participation
1.6 Evidence Collecting and Environmental Investigations
2. NSW Planning Laws
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2.1 LEPs & SEPPs
2.2 DAs & Consents
2.3a Part 3A
2.3b State Significant Development and State Significant Infrastructure
2.4 Land & Environment Court
2.5 Class 4 Proceedings in the Land and Environment Court
2.6 Western Lands
3. Commonwealth Environmental Laws
3.1 EPBC Act
3.2 Commonwealth Heritage Protection
3.3 Commonwealth Threatened Species Law
4. Pollution
4.1 Air, Water & Noise
4.2 Waste Management
4.3 Contaminated Land
4.4 Chemicals & Pesticides
4.5 Private Nuisance
4.6 Water Quality Assessment
4.7 Air Quality - Dust Monitoring
5. Natural Resources
5.1 Mining
5.1a Coal Seam Gas (CSG)
5.1b Strategic Regional Land Use policy package
5.2 Forestry
5.3 Trees and Native Vegetation
5.3a Trees (including tree disputes)
5.4 Water Management
5.5 Coastal Protection
5.6 Groundwater
6. Biodiversity
6.1 Threatened Species & Ecological Communities
6.2 Protecting Native Animals & Plants
6.3 Protected Areas
6.4 Conservation on Private Land
6.5 BioBanking
6.6 Biodiversity Assessments
7. Heritage
7.1 NSW Heritage Law
8. Environmental Law for Aboriginal Communities
8.1 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
8.2 Accessing Country
8.3 Managing Country
9. Government Accountability
9.1 ICAC, Ombudsman & Auditor General
9.2 Access to Information
10. Your rights under the law
10.1 Submissions, Letters & Petitions
10.1a Including conditions in your submission
10.2 Engaging the Media
10.3 Access to Information
10.4 Speaking Out in Public
10.5 Incorporating an Environmental Group
10.6 Engaging with Corporations
10.7. Environmental Protest & Criminal Law
10.8. Legal Advice and Litigation
10.9 Reducing the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of a Small Office

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The information in this fact sheet is currently being updated and may be out of date.

 

9.2 Access to Information

Last updated: September 2012

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