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EDO welcomes the opportunity to make a submission in relation to cost recovery for environmental assessments under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EBPC Act). EDO’s recommendations address the need for secure, long term funding for the new Environmental Protection Agency; access to justice and access to information; and robust, comprehensive and objective decision making.