The Western Australian Government has gazetted amendments to the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008 (WARR Regulations) and the…[Read More]
DRAFT GUIDELINES – Assessing planning proposals near landfills – Comment sought
Published: June 3, 2016
EPA Victoria has released a draft guideline for consultation on Assessing planning proposals near landfills (Publication 1625).The guideline has been…[Read More]
Contaminated sites review – Stage Two Interim Report released
Published: June 3, 2016
The interim report on the second stage of the independent review of the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority’s (NSW…[Read More]
Draft standard for environmentally relevant activity (ERA) – Regulated waste transport – Comment sought
Published: June 3, 2016
The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHR) has released a new draft standard for environmentally relevant activity (ERA)…[Read More]
Final Guidance Statement: Publication of Annual Audit Compliance Reports – Released
Published: June 3, 2016
The Western Australia Department of Environment Regulation (DER) has released the final Guidance Statement: Publication of Annual Audit Compliance Reports…[Read More]
Independent Legal and Governance Review into WA EPA Policies and Guidelines – Final report released
Published: June 3, 2016
The final report on an independent legal and governance review into the Western Australia Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) polices and…[Read More]
Reforms to land management and conservation – Comment sought
Published: May 27, 2016
NSW EPA is encouraging feedback on the draft Protection of the Environment Operations Legislation Amendment (Scheduled Activities) Regulation 2016 (Amendment…[Read More]
Working Group announced for development of environmental protection statutory guideline
Published: May 27, 2016
A working group has been announced by the QLD Environment Minister Steven Miles to assist in developing a statutory guideline…[Read More]
A Legal Perspective – When is material “waste” and once “waste” is it always “waste”?
Published: May 20, 2016
A number of recent decisions around the country have provided businesses that produce waste, and the waste industry, with much-needed…[Read More]
Energy storage roadmap – Development of new standards and guidelines
Published: May 20, 2016
Standards Australia, with the support of the COAG Energy Council, has begun developing an energy storage roadmap. The work will…[Read More]
