Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft Forestry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2023 (the Bill). While many of the proposed amendments to the Forest Practices Act 1985 in the Bill are uncontroversial, EDO is particularly concerned by the proposal to diminish the already limited opportunities for the community to be notified […]
This Bill amends the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 to allow for the international export of carbon dioxide (CO2) for the purposes of carbon capture and storage (CCS). It also enables permits to be granted for the placement of waste or other matter for a marine geoengineering activity for the purposes of scientific research. […]
A new analysis of the administration of Tasmania’s freedom of information laws has found the island state is the most secretive in Australia. Environmental Defenders Office has reviewed the handling of applications under the state’s freedom of information law — the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) — and found Tasmania ranked last on […]
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Environmental Defenders Office welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the Tasmanian Planning Policies (TPPs). In doing so, EDO notes it has provided comments to the Tasmanian State Planning Office in November last year on a previous draft of the TPPs. While it is pleasing that some of the previous feedback provided by EDO and […]
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The United Nations has recognised the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Strong environmental laws regulating pollution are one of the key ways to protect this human right. This factsheet provides information about how pollution is regulated in lutruwita/Tasmania. It also provides information on how to report pollution incidents, who to report […]
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The Territory Water Plan released today has many positive features that will improve management of this most precious resource, but much depends on how well and how quickly its measures are implemented. [1] Environmental Defenders Office Managing Lawyer (NT) Elanor Fenge said the NT Government appeared to have made important changes as a result of […]
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South Australia’s peak environment body has asked the ASIC to investigate whether fossil fuel company NeuRizer has misled or deceived investors and consumers about the climate impacts of its proposed urea fertiliser plant at the mothballed Leigh Creek coal mine. [1] NeuRizer is proposing to operate an underground coal gasification (UCG) facility and fertiliser factory […]
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Nature Repair Market Bill 2023 (the Bill). EDO strongly supports investment in environmental restoration and for funding to go to landholders across Australia for biodiversity stewardship. The focus of any scheme established to galvanise investment in restoration and nature repair must be the […]
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission in response to the consultation paper on the design of an Australian fuel efficiency standard (FES). EDO has long advocated for reforms to address emissions from the transport sector, and that transport planning should be better linked to strategic planning and emissions reduction targets. […]
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