Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) comments on the proposed National Environmental Law Reforms (Environmental Reforms), under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) that were reviewed in the EBPC Lockup 13-14 December.
This submission should be read in conjunction with the 30-31 October Lock-up submission (1 Dec).
We have provided a summary of the main issues we see following our review of the consultation documents provided during EPBC lockup 2.
We appreciate the vast scope of what the Government is undertaking and the efforts being made to workshop the design.
Given the overwhelming volume of documentation, the tight timeframes and the difficult “analogue” approach of the lockups, it has been extremely difficult to ensure we have caught all issues. We will however provide further amendment if we find areas that have been omitted.
Our full Submission can be found at the Download Button below