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A community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law.

Our Mission is to empower the community to protect the environment through law.

The information contained on this website is provided to educate and inform the community. 

 
Changing Climate, Changing Laws Seminar - 25 June 09 - Presentations

David Klingberg AO

Chairperson, Premier's Climate Change Council

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E-Bulletin 18 Feb 2010

In This Bulletin:

News & Commentary

  • 30 yr Plan for Greater Adelaide finalised
  • Buckland Park residential development gets provisional approval
  • Southern Expressway to be 2-way at a cost of $445 million

EPBC Act - Notices of interest

PIRSA Minerals - Public Notices

Law Reform

Events

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PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE OLYMPIC DAM MINE – Comment on Draft Environmental Impact Statement

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WHO MAKES THE DECISIONS ON THIS PROJECT?

  • Cth Minister for the Environment ( under the Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act - EPBC Act )
  • SA Minister for Mineral Resources Development ( under the Roxby Downs Indenture Act )
  • SA Minister for Urban Development and Planning  ( under the Development Act ) - currently SA Minister for Mineral Resource Development
  • NT Transport and Infrastructure Minister ( under the Darwin Port Corporation Act )

 

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Latest Issue of GreenLaw December 09

Featuring:

greenlaw

  • Coorong, Lake Alexandrina & Lake Albert Update
  • SA's High Court Challenge
  • SA Water Select Committee
  • Engineering a Crisis: Ramsar Wetland
  • Four Mile Mine Update
  • Wild Law
  • Traveston Crossing Dam

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Latest Submissions

Proposed extension to the operation of the regulators in the Coorong, Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert

Solar feed-in tariff review

Water for Good: Water Industry Act Discussion Paper

Development of Sustainable Diversion Limits for the Murray-Darling Basin

Draft Guidelines for Environment Impact Statement South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage/Water Management and Use/Goolwa Channel/Sa/Goolwa Channel Water Level Management Project


 

 

 

 

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