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The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is an independent community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental planning law.

The EDO has had a long standing interest in the planning reforms and has commented on various matters including draft regulation and policy papers. We have a particular interest in how the Code impacts environmental matters, the amenity of neighbourhoods and the rights of the community to participate in decision making.