Environmental groups and individuals with environmental concerns often need to obtain documents relating to governmental decision-making. This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) (the Act), which relates to information held by State Government departments and authorities. It includes practical suggestions and advice as to how the Act can […]
Western Australia’s climate means our environment is often subject to bushfires. These bushfires can cause significant damage to people, property and the environment, but in some cases our environment is actually a result of and is adapted to bushfire. Although there are different views about whether and how bushfires should be managed in WA, for […]
There are a number of activities that can impact on air quality – emissions from transport and industry, smoke from fires and wood stoves, dust from land clearing, and spray drift from chemical applications. The effects of poor air quality include damage to human health and environmental degradation. This fact sheet explains the laws protecting […]
There are many examples of peaceful protest being used as a means of achieving social and environmental change. This fact sheet is designed for people who are organising or involved in peaceful protests, rallies or marches. It has been compiled to inform people about the law and legal procedures which may be relevant to protests […]
After five years as a national organisation, EDO is reconfiguring its legal services to strengthen the delivery of legal solutions for people, nature and our climate. As we look to the next five years and beyond, we’ve designed our teams to make the most of our accomplished legal experts, and better serve our clients striving […]
A prominent United Nations committee has made serious findings against the Australian and Western Australian governments in relation to their handling of Indigenous cultural heritage issues and related legal reforms. The committee goes so far as to say the behaviours appear to constitute a breach of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms […]
What began life as a piece of research for EDO, has now transformed into a groundbreaking book on First Law and Earth-centred laws in a Western legal context. […]
Legal experts from the EDO will be heading to Western Australia’s Supreme Court over Australia’s biggest fossil fuel project – Woodside Energy’s massive Burrup Hub gas development. On behalf of the Conservation Council of WA, we’ll be arguing changes to approvals for two Burrup Hub gas facilities were made unlawfully, without a full assessment of […]
In late October 2023, the Western Australian Government commissioned Dr Paul Vogel and Mr David McFerran to undertake a “short, sharp review” of environmental approvals processes and procedures in WA. The Government’s response to the recommendations of the Review was published on 12 December 2023. The substantive report of the review has not been made available to the public. […]
In April 2024, we wrote about the Western Australian Government’s commission of a report by Dr Paul Vogel and David McFerran. Dr Vogel and Mr McFerran were asked to undertake a “short, sharp review” of environmental approval processes and procedures in WA. The result of the review was 39 recommendations, which the government published on […]
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