The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is a Federal Government statute which regulates actions which are likely to have a significant impact on a matter of national environmental significance, of which there are nine. The top 7 things Local Governments should know about the EPBC Act are: 1. more…
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EPBC Act: The Top 7 things Local Governments need to know
By Castledine Gregory • May 22nd, 2014Developments on Acid Sulfate Soils: Managing your Risk
By Castledine Gregory • May 19th, 2014Developers whose proposals may impact Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS) must comply with additional pre- and post-approval requirements. This will inevitably add to the time and costs associated with the development. This is especially the case if the development involves: any dewatering or drainage works the excavation of more than 100 cubic metres of soil,more…
Draft Petroleum Resource Management Regulations – Submissions due 30 May 2014
By Castledine Gregory • April 29th, 2014The draft Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2014 (WA) remain open for public comment until 30 May 2014. In addition to streamlining reporting requirements, the regulations form part of a suite of legislation designed to increase accountability and State control over the extraction of petroleum and geothermal energy resources, andmore…
High Court confirms co-existence of native title rights in WA v Brown
By Castledine Gregory • April 28th, 2014In Western Australia v Brown [2014] HCA 8, the High Court unanimously held that the grant of mineral leases under a State agreement did not extinguish a native title party’s rights and interests in those areas because they were not wholly inconsistent with the exercise of those rights and interests. The mineral leases were grantedmore…
ACNC Repeal Bill – Submissions due 2 May 2014
By Castledine Gregory • April 28th, 2014The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Repeal) Bill 2014 was referred to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on 27 March 2014. Public submissions are due by 2 May 2014 and the Committee is due to report on 16 June 2014. Forty peak bodies and not-for-profit leaders wrote to the Federal Government opposing the proposedmore…