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📜 Environmental Protection Amendment Bill 2024

Assented toLABill 18015 August 2024

The Environmental Protection Amendment Bill 2024 amends the Environmental Protection Act 1986 and the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 to improve efficiency of environmental approvals. Key changes include expanding the Environmental Protection Authority's membership, introducing a ministerial statement of expectation, and allowing parallel decision-making for projects.

Impact

Mining companies, developers, and the public are affected. It aims to streamline environmental approvals, potentially speeding up project timelines but also raising concerns about environmental oversight.

Key Changes

["Expands EPA membership and adds skill requirements.", "Introduces a ministerial statement of expectation for the EPA.", "Allows parallel decision-making for environmental approvals.", "Removes appeal rights for decisions not to assess proposals.", "Validates potentially affected licenses."]

Parliamentary Progress

  1. LA IntroducedLA15 Aug 2024
  2. LA Second Reading MovedLA15 Aug 2024
  3. LA Second Reading AgreedLA11 Sept 2024
  4. LA Consideration in DetailLA11 Sept 2024
  5. LA Third ReadingLA11 Sept 2024
  6. LC Second Reading MovedLC12 Sept 2024
  7. LC Second Reading AgreedLC16 Oct 2024
  8. LC Third ReadingLC17 Oct 2024
  9. Royal Assent22 Oct 2024
Affected Sectors
environmentminingplanningpublic_sectorresources

Penalty Provisions1 found

💰 Max fine: $250criminal
s. 41ACriminalfine

Doing anything to implement a proposal in the circumstances set out in that section.

Fine: $250

“Section 41A makes it an offence for a person to do anything to implement a proposal in the circumstances set out in that section.”

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