An important part of the EDO’s
work is its policy and law reform work.
The EDO is a specialist legal centre and its policy work reflects this
status. We do not do campaigning work but we frequently put forward policy
proposals suggesting ways that the law can be improved.
These proposals may be in the form of letters on behalf of clients, submissions
to Government or advice to environment groups on proposed new laws.
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Climate Change and Energy
ANEDO Submission on Discussion Paper 4 – Treatment of
new waste coal mine gas power generation in the RET and Discussion
Paper 5 – the treatment of ‘Solar Credits” Renewable Energy Certificates
under the RET
28 January 2010
[PDF
151 KB]
Submission to the NSW Office of Fair Trading on Draft Residential
Tenancies Bill 2009
18 December 2009
[PDF 164 KB]
Submission to the NSW Department of Planning on the Draft
NSW Coastal Planning Guideline: Adapting to Sea Level Rise
11 December 2009
[PDF
239 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Discussion Papers for the National
Energy Policy Framework
29 May 2009
[PDF 247 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- draft exposure legislation
14 April 2009
[PDF
264 KB]
Submission to the NSW Department of Environment and Climate
Change on the Draft Sea Level Rise Policy Statement
9 April 2009
[PDF
230 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the draft National Carbon Offset Standard
6 March 2009
[PDF
222 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the investment
of Commonwealth and State funds in public passenger transport infrastructure
and services
March 2009
[PDF
158 KB]
Submission to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal
(IPART) on the Review of NSW Climate Change Mitigation Measures – Other
Industries Issues Paper
20 February 2009
[PDF 152
KB]
Consultation Paper: National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting
Act 2007
13 February 2009
[PDF 224 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Renewable Energy Target scheme – exposure
draft legislation
13 February 2009
[PDF
225 KB]
Submission to the Royal Society – ‘Geoengineering
climate’
15 December 2008
[html]
[PDF
215 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green
Paper
10 September 2008
[html]
[PDF
267 KB]
ANEDO Submission to the Inquiry into the Renewable Energy (Electricity)
Amendment (Feed in Tariff) Bill 2008
13 August 2008
[PDF
120 KB]
ANEDO Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Offshore
Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 & 3 related
Bills
12 August 2008
[html]
[PDF
232 KB]
ANEDO Submission to the Inquiry into the implementation, operation
and administration of the Legislation underpinning carbon sink forests
31 July 2008
[html]
[PDF
204 KB]
ANEDO Submission to the COAG Working Group
on Climate Change and Water – Design Options for the Expanded National
Renewable Energy Target Scheme
30 July 2008
[html] [PDF
155 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the draft Offshore
Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill
27 June 2008
[html]
[PDF
241 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the National Aviation Policy Statement Issues
Paper
27 June 2008
[html]
[PDF
207 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Inquiry into climate change and environmental
impacts on coastal communities
7 June 2008
[PDF
805 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Garnaut Climate Change review – Emissions
Trading Scheme Discussion Paper
18 April 2008
[html]
[PDF
231 KB]
ANEDO Model Climate Law Project - Discussion paper
17 April 2008
[PDF
291 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Garnaut Climate Change review – Interim
Report to the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments of Australia
11 April 2008
[html]
[PDF
373 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Garnaut Climate Change Review – Issues
Paper 4 Research and Development: Low Emissions Energy
Technologies
11 April 2008
[html]
[PDF
257 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting
System Regulations Policy Paper 2008
27 February 2008
[html]
[PDF
116 KB]
ANEDO Submission regarding abatement incentives
prior to the commencement of the Australian Emissions Trading Scheme
7 December 2007
[html]
[PDF
163 KB]
Submission to the Natural Resource Management (Climate Change)
Inquiry
6 December 2007
[html]
[PDF
147 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting
System Regulations Discussion Paper 2007
23 November 2007
[html]
[PDF
102 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting
Bill 2007
27 August 2007
[html]
[PDF
154 KB]
Submission on Renewable Energy (New South Wales) Bill 2007
27 July 2007
[html]
ANEDO Submission on Prime Minister's Task Group on Emissions
Trading - Issues Paper
7 March 2007
[html]
ANEDO Submission regarding the Possible Design for a National
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme
22 December 2006
[html] [PDF
260 KB]
Submission on State Based Emission Trading
21 November 2005
[PDF 219 KB]
Amendments to the National Electricity Law
24 August 2004
[PDF
262 KB]
Mandatory Renewable Energy Target Review
May 2003 - (mret_review030819.pdf)
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Biodiversity Conservation
ANEDO Submission - further comments on EPBC interim report
28 August 2009
[PDF 129
KB]
ANEDO Submission to the 10 year review of the Environment Protection
and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 – interim report
10 August 2009
[PDF
225 KB]
Submission on the National Parks and Wildlife Amendment Bill
2009
13 July 2009
[PDF 144 KB]
Submission to the National Biodiversity Strategy
29 May 2009
[PDF
116 KB]
Proposed National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2009
27 March 2009
[PDF 221 KB]
ANEDO Submission on NRS Draft Strategy
19 January 2009
[PDF
191 KB]
Submission to the Taskforce for Tourism and National Parks
29 August 2008
[html]
[PDF
249 KB]
ANEDO Submission on EPBC Act: Recommendations for Reform
5 March 2008
[html]
[PDF
171 KB]
Submission on the Proposed Biodiversity Banking
Scheme
7 February 2008
[html] [PDF
337 KB]
Submission on the DECC Guidelines for Biodiversity certification
of environmental planning instruments
21 December 2007
[html]
[PDF 159 KB]
Submission on the Use of Environmental Offsets under the EPBC
Act 1999 - Discussion Paper
3 December 2007
[html] [PDF
174 KB]
Preliminary identification of key issues relating to the biobanking
assessment methodology
30 November 2007
[html]
[PDF
161 KB]
Biobanking consultation – Key concern: variation of red flags
21 November 2007
[html]
[PDF
102 KB]
Submission to the Joint Select Committee on the Threatened Species
Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Banking) Act 2006
9 May 2007
[html] [PDF
213 KB]
Submission on the proposed biocertification of the Draft Growth
Centres Conservation Plan
18 April 2007
[PDF
247 KB]
Biodiversity Report - Recommends Regulatory Change
18 December 2006
[html]
(External Link to Nature Conservation Council web site.)
Submission on Threatened Species Priorities Action Statement
18 August 2006
[html] [PDF
223 KB]
Accreditation Scheme for Individuals Involved in Threatened Species
and Biodiversity Survey and Assessment – Draft for Comment
7 June 2006
[PDF 146 KB]
Submission on “BioBanking – A Biodiversity Offsets and Banking
Scheme” Working Paper
5 March 2006
[html] [PDF
260 KB]
Inquiry into Australia 's national parks, conservation
reserves and marine protected areas
1 March 2006
[html]
Possible new matters of National Environmental Significance
under the EPBC Act 1999
May 2005
[html]
Biodiversity Certification and Banking in Coastal
and Growth Areas
13 September 2005
[html]
Comment on the proposed National Parks and Wildlife
Amendment (Threatened Species) Regulation 2005, Threatened
Species Conservation Amendment (Listing Criteria) Regulation 2005,
and the Threatened Species Conservation (Savings and Transitional)
Amendment (Significant Effect) Regulation 2005
13 July 2005
[PDF 142 KB]
Accreditation to undertake threatened species and biodiversity
assessments
Feb 2005
[html] [PDF
154 KB]
Global Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef: Australia's
obligations under the World Heritage Convention
September 2004
[html]
Threatened Species Position Paper and Response to
Reforms
19 April 2004
[PDF 330 KB]
Productivity Commission Draft Report into the impacts
of native vegetation and biodiversity regulations
January 2004
[PDF
220 KB]
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Natural Resource Management
Submission on the Plantations and Reafforestation Amendment
Bill 2009 and the Plantations and Reafforestation (Code)
Amendment Regulation 2009
12 February 2010
[PDF
240 KB]
Review of the Native Vegetation Act 2003
02 October 2009
[PDF 232 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Development of Sustainable Diversion
Limits for the Murray-Darling Basin
23 Dec 2009
[PDF
132 KB]
Submission to the NSW Department of Environment and Climate
Change and Water (DECCW) on the Draft Report on Progress with Implementation
of the New South Wales Regional Forest Agreements
15 September 2009
[PDF 209 KB]
Submission on the review of the Environmental Outcomes Assessment
Methodology
29 April 2009
[PDF 146 KB]
Senate Committee link to ANEDO submission on the Water Amendment
Bill 2008 (External web site)
7 November 2008
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/Committee/rrat_ctte/water_amendment/submissions/sub02.pdf
Submission to the Natural Resource Management (Climate Change)
Inquiry
6 December 2007
[html]
[PDF
147 KB]
ANEDO Submission on Water Bill 2007
9 August 2007
[PDF
54 KB]
Submission on the First Biennial assessment of the National Water
Initiative – NSW Implementation
12 February 2007
[html] [PDF
325 KB]
Submission to the National Water Commission: Water Reform Assessment
Framework 2005
29 September 2005
[html]
Discussion Paper: Proposals for Amendment to the Mining Act
1992
7 September 2005
[html] [PDF
447 KB]
Review of the Gene Technology Act 2000
15 July 2005
[html] [PDF
371 KB]
Submission to the NSW Legislative Assembly Standing Committee
on Natural Resource Management Inquiry into disincentives for ecologically
sustainable land and water use in NSW
19 May 2005
[html]
[PDF
282 KB]
Submission on the Draft Native Vegetation Regulation 2004 and
the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology
January 2005
[html]
Productivity Commission Draft Report into the impacts of native
vegetation and biodiversity regulations
January 2004
[PDF
220 KB]
Submission on the Land Protection Proposal 2004
1 July 2004
[html] [PDF
208 KB]
Productivity Commission Inquiry into Impacts on Native Vegetation
July 2003 - (native_veg030731.pdf)
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Property Rights in Water
February 2003 - (water_prop_rights.pdf)
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Planning and Development
Submission to the NSW Department of Planning on the Draft NSW
Coastal Planning Guideline: Adapting to Sea Level Rise
11 December 2009
[PDF
239 KB]
Comment on the Heritage Amendment Bill 2009
29 May 2009
[PDF 202 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - draft
exposure legislation
14 April 2009
[PDF 264
KB]
Submission to the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change
on the Draft Sea Level Rise Policy Statement
9 April 2009
[PDF 230 KB]
Inquiry into NSW Planning Framework
17 March 2009
[Available from http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/committee.nsf/0/D4159E393E3D9489CA25757600074794]
ANEDO Submission to the 10 year review of the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
January 2009
[PDF
568 KB]
ANEDO EPBC Act Submission
30 September 2008
[Available from the Senate Committee website http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/eca_ctte/epbc_act/submissions/sub90_revised.pdf]
Submission on the proposed SEPP (Repeal of Concurrence and Referral
Provisions) 2008
22 August 2008
[html] [PDF
159 KB]
Submission on the NSW Complying Development Planning Codes
4 July 2008
[html]
[PDF 139
KB]
Submission on the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment
Bill 2008
24 April 2008
[html]
[PDF 280
KB]
ANEDO Submission on EPBC Act: Recommendations for Reform
5 March 2008
[html]
[PDF
171 KB]
Submission on the Discussion Paper: Improving the NSW Planning
System
8 February 2008
[html]
[PDF
256 KB]
Recommendations for reforming planning in NSW
8 January 2008
[html]
[PDF
104 KB]
Submission on the DECC Guidelines for Biodiversity certification
of environmental planning instruments
21 December 2007
[html] [PDF
159 KB]
Heritage Act Review
9 October 2007
[html]
[PDF
129 KB]
Comment on proposed amendments to the State Environmental
Planning Policy (Major Projects)
25 May 2007
[html] [PDF
173 KB]
Submission on the proposed biocertification of the Draft Growth
Centres Conservation Plan
18 April 2007
[PDF
247 KB]
Submission on A new Direction for Local Government Position
Paper
9 March 2007
[html]
Draft Land Owner's Consent Policy 2006
12 February 2007
[html] [PDF
220 KB]
Comment on the Draft Agreement between the Australian
Government and the State of New South Wales
5 December 2006
[html]
[PDF
155 KB]
Submission on the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment
Bill (No. 1) 2006-
27 October 2006
[PDF
298 KB]
Submission on the Draft Standard Instrument (Local Environmental
Plans) Order 2005
4 November 2005
[html] [PDF
273 KB]
Submission on the Environmental Planning and Assessment (Infrastructure
and Other Planning Reform) Bill 2005
2 June 2005
[html] [PDF
117 KB]
Discussion Paper: Standard provisions for local environment plans
in NSW
November 2004
[html] [PDF
331 KB]
State Environmental Planning Policy (Application of Development
Standards) 2004 - Comments on draft legal instrument and draft planning
guideline
18th June 2004
[PDF 165 KB]
Submission on the Coastal Protection Regulation 2004
4 June 2004
[PDF 107KB]
Inquiry into Public Transport –
June 2003 - (public_transport030630.pdf)
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Environmental Justice
Submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission on Security for costs and
associated costs orders
15 February 2010
[PDF 218 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Strategic Framework for Access to Justice
in the Federal Civil System
13 November 2009
[PDF 118
KB]
ANEDO Submission on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Heritage Protection Act 1984
9 November 2009
[PDF 215
KB]
ANEDO Submission to the Inquiry into the Access to Justice
(Civil Litigation Reforms) Amendment Bill 2009
8 Sep 2009
[Available from http://www.aph.gov.au/SENATE/committee/legcon_ctte/civil_litigation/submissions.htm]
ANEDO Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation
15 June 2009
[PDF
404 KB]
Submission to the Department
of Premier and Cabinet, FOI Reform – Open Government
Information
3rd June 2009
[PDF 243 KB]
ANEDO Submission to the Privacy
and FOI Policy Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
22 May 2009
[PDF
195 KB]
Protection of Human Rights and Environmental Rights in Australia
21 May 2009
[PDF 227 KB]
ANEDO Submission on Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Inquiry into Access to Justice
4 May 2009
[PDF
225 KB]
Submission on the Aboriginal
Land Management Framework
23 April 2009
[PDF 184 KB]
Draft Pesticides Regulation 2009
17 April 2009
[PDF 192
KB]
Submission to the NSW Ombudsman on the Freedom of Information
Act 1989
14 November 2008
[PDF 264 KB]
Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council – ‘human
rights and climate change'
24 October 2008
[html] [PDF
314 KB]
Discussion paper on Access to Justice in the Land and Environment
Court
18 February 2008
[html] [PDF
131 KB]
Review of the Waste Avoidance
and Resource Recovery Act 2001
22 June 2007
[html] [PDF
204 KB]
Regulatory Impact Statement - Investigation
of Options to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Plastic Bags
28 February 2007
[html]
Submission on the National Chemicals
Environmental Management (NChEM) Scheme
6th October 2006
[html] [PDF
153 KB]
Submission on the National Pollutant Inventory NEPM Variation
15 September 2006
[html]
[PDF
253 KB]
Submission on Discussion Paper on Strict and Absolute Liability
9 August 2006
[html] [PDF
148 KB]
Submission to the Inquiry into Health Impacts of Air Pollution
in the Sydney Basin
4 August 2006
[html]
[PDF
216 KB]
Court Imposed Fines and their Enforcement: Submission to the
NSW Sentencing Council
8 June 2006
[PDF 218 KB]
Submission
on the Consultation Draft of the Protection of
the Environment Operations Amendment Bill 2005
22nd July 2005
[html]
[PDF
239 KB]
MCMPR Draft Principles for Engagement with Communities and Stakeholders
March 2005
[html] [PDF
243 KB]
Proposed amendment to POEO (Clean Air) Regulation 2002
Feb 2005
[html] [PDF
167 KB]
Combined Environment Group Submission to National Packaging Covenant
Council on Consultation Proposal for Strengthening the National
Packaging Covenant
August 2004
[html] [PDF
211 KB]
Review of the Contaminated Lands Act
August 2003 - (clm_act_review030815.pdf)
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Review of the Hazardous Chemicals Management Act
September 2003 - (hcma_review030929.pdf)
[contact us]
Protection of the Environment Operations Act Review
June 2003 - (poeo_review030630.pdf)
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance
ANEDO Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy
20 November 2009
[PDF
276 KB]
ANEDO Submission on the review of Australia's Future Tax System
29 April 2009
[PDF
282 KB]
Inquiry into Sustainable Procurement
26 February 2009
[PDF
280 KB]
Submission to the ACCC on the Issues Paper: The Trade Practices
Act and carbon offset claims
15 February 2008
[html]
[PDF
144 KB]
Inquiry into Environmental Impact Reporting in the NSW Public
Sector
6 November 2007
[html] [PDF
141 KB]
Financial Reporting by Unlisted Public Companies
06 August 2007
[html]
Submission to Productivity Commission Inquiry into Australia's
Consumer Policy Framework
11 May 2007
[html] [PDF
212 KB]
Investigation into the burden of regulation in NSW and improving
regulatory efficiency Draft Report
17 August 2006
[PDF
136 KB]
Investigation into the burden of regulation in NSW and improving
regulatory efficiency
24 February 2006
[html]
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
Inquiry into Corporate Social Responsibility
28 September 2005
[html] [PDF
247 KB]
Comment on the EFIC Draft Environment Policy 2005
April 2005
[html] [PDF
220 KB]
Submission on the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement to the Joint
Standing Committee on Treaties inquiry
April 2004
[PDF 199 KB]
Australia-US Free Trade Agreement
December 2003 - (ausfta031201.pdf)
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Inquiry into the definition of charities and related organisations
Sep 2003
[currently unavailable]
Review of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC)
with Aid/Watch
October 2003 - (efic031031.pdf)
[contact us]
Proposed Corporations Act Amendments
March 2003 - (corporations_act030318.pdf)
[contact us]
Trade Practices Act Review
June 2002
[currently unavailable]
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New legislation in NSW is usually reviewed after five years. Commonwealth
legislation usually specifies particular review requirements within each
Act.
A review is carried out to determine whether the policy objectives of an Act remain valid and whether the means of addressing these objectives are appropriate.
Outlined below is a table of environmental legislation and the date
on which a review will commence. Most of the listed Acts contain the
standard review provisions which state:
Some of the Acts stipulate that a review must commence after 2 years.
We note that how a review is conducted may vary depending on the department
administering the Act as well as the wording of the specific review
provisions in the relevant Act. Some
reviews are conducted internally by some departments, and other reviews
may utilise targetted stakeholder consultation only. It is always
a good idea to check with the relevant department regarding whether there
will be specific public participation opportunites.
The review may present an opportunity for you to comment on the way
that the particular piece of legislation is working. Public submissions
and public hearings may inform amendments to the Act.
If you are interested in making a submission you should begin collecting information in accordance with the above terms of reference at the earliest possible point in time. The EDO may be able to assist you in terms of how you go about doing this.
The EDO often writes submissions on key legislation, as do key conservation groups such as the Nature Conservation Council and the Total Environment Centre. You should consider contacting the EDO or these groups, as to what they are planning to do.
