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Policy and Law Reform
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An important part of the EDO NT's work is its policy and law reform work.
We are a specialist environmental legal centre and our law reform work reflects this status. Like other EDOs we do not ordinarily campaign on particular environmental issues however we frequently put forward 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 current legal frameworks or proposed new laws.
You can view and download copies of our recent submissions below. Some of these submissions are in PDF format. You will need version 8 or higher of the free Acrobat Reader program to view them
EDO NT also contributes to submissions produced by the Australian Network of Environmental Defender's Offices (ANEDO ). In the past few years ANEDO has produced a large number of submissions in relation to both Climate Change and the Commonwealth Environment Protection Biodiversity and Conservation Act 1999. For copies of these submissions click here.
Sustainability Reporting in the Northern Territory -
Submission to the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority -
2 September 2011
Submission to DNRETAS re Pastoral Lands (Amendment) Act 2011 - 1 June 2011
Submission to DNRETAS re Native Vegetation Management Bill 2011 - 31 May 2011
Progressing changes to the Mining Management Act - 1 April 2011
Submission on the draft Government response to the Report of the Montara Commission of Inquiry -
25 February 2011
Principles for achieving Ecologically Sustainable Development in the NT - Submission to the Environment Protection Authority September 2008
Submission for declaration of Gamba Grass as a weed under the Weeds Management Act - Submission to the Minister for Natural Resources, the Environment and Heritage September 2008
Submission in response to the NT Government's Discussion Paper on NT Climate Change issues - July 2008
Discussion Paper: Issues arising from current legal frameworks for Marine Protected Areas in the NT – prepared with the Australian Marine Conservation Society and presented to the NT Marine Protected Areas Strategy Committee May 2008
The case for an Environmental Protection Authority in the NT - Submission to the Sessional Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development August 2006
Submission in response to the review of the NT Fisheries Act - September 2005
Submission in response to the review of the NT Mining Act- October 2005
Submission in response to the review of the NT Pastoral Land Act - October 2005
Submission in response to the review of the Waste Management and Pollution Control Act- October 2005
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