LAW REFORM
EDO Qld undertakes law reform activities aimed at improving Queensland's
environmental and planning legislation. Links to EDO submissions are below.
- Environmental Protection (Greentape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
16 December 2011
Read EDO Qld's final submission on the Bill here
- Strategic Cropping Land Bill 2011
04 November 2011
Read our submission here
- Food for a Growing Economy - draft policy
18 August 2011
Read EDO Qld's submission to DEEDI on the draft Food Policy framework.
- Water and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
12 August 2011
Read our submission on proposed amendments to the Water Act
- Greentape Reduction Discussion Paper
15 July 2011
The Qld EDOs made a detailed submission to DERM on the Greentape Discussion Paper and Regulatory Assessment Statement. In particular the Qld EDOs highlighted that from a community perspective there are serious existing problems with environmental regulation- some of which could be fairly readily fixed, such as putting key materials online. The proposed changes do nothing to increase transparency or accountability. Read the joint submission here.
- Draft Biodiversity Strategy for Queensland
11 April 2011
The EDOs in Queensland commend the government for taking positive action to protect and enhance Queensland's unique biodiversity. Read the EDOs' submission on the draft strategy here.
- Draft Biodiversity Offsets policy 2011
14 April 2011
Do biodiversity offsets really protect habitat? The EDOs in Queensland don't think so. Read our joint submission here.
- Strategic Cropping Lands Framework
13 March 2010
EDO Qld and EDO-NQ have called for a moratorium on new mining, oil/gas leases and licences, until the policy and planning framework to protect Queensland cropping land is in place. To read the joint submission, please click here.
- Review of South East Queensland Regional Plan
3 June 2008
EDO encouraged community members to have their say on the key issues. This sample form was prepared by the EDO
Queensland Freedom of Information Act Review
7 March 2008
- IPA Review
02 November 2006
To read the final EDO submission to the Discussion Paper, click here.
For a copy of the March 2006 joint EDO/Queensland Conservation submission lodged in the early stages of the review click here.
EPBC Act Amendments - an ANEDO submission
27 October 2006
- SEQ Regional Plan Briefing
9 August 2005
Read papers presented at the SEQ Plan Briefing by Jo Bragg & Larissa Waters of EDO Qld and Lindsay Enright of Office of Urban Management.
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