EDO invites the opportunity to make a submission to the Inquiry into the Human Rights (Healthy Environment) Amendment Bill 2023. EDO supports the Bill as an important step towards recognising the standalone human right to a healthy environment in the ACT. Our submission outlines why the right to a healthy environment should be fully enforceable and makes three key recommendations to strengthen the Bill.
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EDO recognises the traditional owners and custodians of the land, seas and rivers of Australia. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and aspire to learn from traditional knowledge and customs so that, together, we can protect our environment and cultural heritage through law.