• Specific Year
    Any

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1--Preliminary

 

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Objects of Act  
  • 3A Principles of ecologically sustainable development  
  • 4 Act to bind Crown  
  • 5 Application of Act  
  • 6 Extended application of Act to match extended management of fisheries under the  
  • 7 Application of the  
  • 8 Native title rights not affected  
  • 9 Relationship with other Acts  
  • 10 Relationship with State law  
  •  

CHAPTER 2--Protecting the environment

 

PART 2--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE OF THIS CHAPTER

  • 11 Simplified outline of this Chapter  

PART 3--REQUIREMENTS--FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS

DIVISION 1--Requirements relating to matters of national environmental significance

PART 4--CASES--IN WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS ARE NOT NEEDED

DIVISION 1--Actions covered by bilateral agreements

CHAPTER 3--Bilateral agreements

 

PART 5--BILATERAL--AGREEMENTS

DIVISION 1--Object of Part

CHAPTER 4--Environmental assessments and approvals

 

PART 6--SIMPLIFIED--OUTLINE OF THIS CHAPTER

  • 66 Simplified outline of this Chapter  

PART 7--DECIDING--WHETHER APPROVAL OF ACTIONS IS NEEDED

DIVISION 1--Referral of proposals to take action
  • 67 What is a?  
  • 67A Prohibition on taking controlled action without approval  
  • 68 Referral by person proposing to take action  
  • 68A Actions proposed to be taken under a contract etc.  
  • 69 State or Territory may refer proposal to Minister  
  • 70 Minister may request referral of proposal  
  • 71 Commonwealth agency may refer proposal to Minister  
  • 72 Form and content of referrals  
  • 73 Informing person proposing to take action of referral  
  • 73A Informing Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority of proposal affecting Great Barrier Reef Marine Park  
  • 74 Inviting provision of information on referred proposal  
  • 74A Minister may request referral of a larger action  
  • 74AA Offence of taking action before decision made in relation to referral etc.  
  • DIVISION 1A--Decision that action is clearly unacceptable
  • 74B Application of this Division  
  • 74C Informing person proposing to take action that action is clearly unacceptable  
  • 74D Procedure if Minister is requested to reconsider referral  
  • DIVISION 2--Ministerial decision whether action needs approval
  • 75 Does the proposed action need approval?  
  • 76 Minister may request more information for making decisions  
  • 77 Notice and reasons for decision  
  • 77A Action to be taken in a particular manner  
  • DIVISION 3--Reconsideration of decisions
  • 78 Reconsideration of decision  
  • 78A Request for reconsideration of decision by person other than State or Territory Minister  
  • 78B Minister must inform interested persons of request and invite comments  
  • 78C Minister must reconsider decision and give notice of outcome  
  • 79 Reconsideration of decision on request by a State or Territory  

PART 8--ASSESSING--IMPACTS OF CONTROLLED ACTIONS

DIVISION 1--Simplified outline of this Part
  • 80 Simplified outline of this Part  
  • DIVISION 2--Application of this Part
  • 81 Application  
  • 82 What are theof an action?  
  • 83 This Part does not apply if action covered by bilateral agreement  
  • 84 This Part does not apply if action covered by declaration  
  • DIVISION 3--Decision on assessment approach
  • 85 Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 87 Minister must decide on approach for assessment  
  • 88 Timing of decision on assessment approach  
  • 89 Minister may request more information for making decision  
  • 90 Directing an inquiry after starting an assessment  
  • 91 Notice of decision on assessment approach  
  • DIVISION 3A--Assessment on referral information
  • 92 Application of this Division  
  • 93 Recommendation report  
  • DIVISION 4--Assessment on preliminary documentation
  • 94 Application of this Division  
  • 95 Direction to publish referral information and invitation to comment--no further information required  
  • 95A Direction to publish referral information and invitation to comment--further information required  
  • 95B Procedure after end of period for comment  
  • 95C Recommendation report  
  • DIVISION 5--Public environment reports
  • 96 Application  
  • 96A Minister must give designated proponent written guidelines for preparation of draft public environment report  
  • 96B Standard guidelines  
  • 97 Tailored guidelines  
  • 98 Designated proponent must invite comment on draft public environment report  
  • 99 Finalising public environment report  
  • 100 Recommendation report  
  • DIVISION 6--Environmental impact statements
  • 101 Application  
  • 101A Minister must give designated proponent written guidelines for preparation of draft environmental impact statement  
  • 101B Standard guidelines  
  • 102 Tailored guidelines  
  • 103 Designated proponent must invite comment on draft environmental impact statement  
  • 104 Finalising environmental impact statement  
  • 105 Recommendation report  
  • DIVISION 7--Inquiries
  • 106 Simplified outline  
  • 107 Appointing commissioners and setting terms of reference  
  • 108 Publicising inquiry  
  • 109 Procedure of inquiries  
  • 110 Inquiry to be public  
  • 111 Calling witnesses  
  • 112 Dealing with witnesses  
  • 113 Dealing with documents given to commission  
  • 114 Inspections of land, buildings and places  
  • 115 Entering premises by consent  
  • 116 Entering premises under warrant  
  • 117 Warrants by telephone or other electronic means  
  • 118 Identity cards  
  • 119 Contempt  
  • 120 Protection of commissioners and witnesses  
  • 121 Timing of report  
  • 122 Publication of report  
  • 123 Basis of appointment  
  • 124 Remuneration  
  • 125 Leave of absence  
  • 126 Resignation  
  • 127 Termination of appointment  
  • 128 Disclosure of interests  
  • 129 Other terms and conditions  

PART 9--APPROVAL--OF ACTIONS

DIVISION 1--Decisions on approval and conditions
  • 130 Timing of decision on approval  
  • 131 Inviting comments from other Ministers before decision  
  • 131AA Inviting comments before decision from person proposing to take action and designated proponent  
  • 131AB Minister must obtain advice from Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Unconventional Gas Development and Large Coal Mining Development  
  • 131A Inviting public comment before decision  
  • 132 Requesting further information for approval decision  
  • 132A Requesting notice from appropriate State or Territory Minister about certain actions  
  • 132B Election to have an action management plan approved after approval of the taking of an action granted  
  • 133 Grant of approval  
  • 134 Conditions of approval  
  • 134A Inviting public comment before approving action management plan  
  • 135 Certain approvals and conditions must not give preference  
  • 135A Publication of recommendation reports  
  • 136 General considerations  
  • 137 Requirements for decisions about World Heritage  
  • 137A Requirements for decisions about National Heritage places  
  • 138 Requirements for decisions about Ramsar wetlands  
  • 139 Requirements for decisions about threatened species and endangered communities  
  • 140 Requirements for decisions about migratory species  
  • 140A No approval for certain nuclear installations  
  • DIVISION 2--Requirement to comply with conditions
  • 142 Compliance with conditions on approval  
  • 142A Offence of breaching conditions on approval  
  • 142B Strict liability offence for breach of approval condition  
  • DIVISION 3--Variation of conditions and suspension and revocation of approvals
  • 143 Variation of conditions attached to approval  
  • 143A Variation of action management plan  
  • 144 Suspension of approval  
  • 145 Revocation of approval  
  • 145A Reinstating suspended or revoked approval  
  • DIVISION 4--Transfer of approvals
  • 145B Transfer with Minister's consent  
  • DIVISION 5--Extension of period of effect of approval
  • 145C Application to Minister to extend period of effect of approval  
  • 145D Minister must decide whether or not to extend approval period  
  • 145E Minister may request further information for making decision  

PART 10--STRATEGIC--ASSESSMENTS

DIVISION 1--Strategic assessments generally

PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS--RULES ABOUT ASSESSMENTS AND APPROVALS

DIVISION 1--Rules about timing
  • 155 This Chapter ceases to apply to lapsed proposals  
  • 156 General rules about time limits  
  • DIVISION 1A--Variation of proposals to take actions
  • 156A Request to vary proposal to take an action  
  • 156B Minister must decide whether or not to accept a varied proposal  
  • 156C Minister may request further information in relation to a varied proposal  
  • 156D Effect of Minister's decision to accept or not accept a varied proposal  
  • 156E Notice of decision  
  • DIVISION 1B--Change of person proposing to take action
  • 156F Change of person proposing to take action  
  • DIVISION 2--Actions in area offshore from a State or the Northern Territory
  • 157 Actions treated as though they were in a State or the Northern Territory  
  • DIVISION 3--Exemptions
  • 158 Exemptions from Part 3 and this Chapter  
  • DIVISION 3A--Approval process decisions not affected by listing events that happen after section 75 decision made
  • 158A Approval process decisions not affected by listing events that happen after section 75 decision made  
  • DIVISION 4--Application of Chapter to actions that are not controlled actions
  • 159 Simplified outline of this Subdivision  
  • 160 Requirement to take account of Minister's advice  
  • 161 Seeking the Minister's advice  
  • 161A Minister may decide that advice is not required  
  • 161B Certain provisions of other Acts not to apply if Minister decides that advice is not required  
  • 162 Assessment of the action  
  • 163 Providing advice  
  • 164 Reporting on response to advice  
  • 166 This Subdivision applies if Ministers agree it should  
  • 167 Making an agreement  
  • 168 Content of an agreement  
  • 169 Application of a Division of Part 8  
  • 170 Application of Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part 10  
  • DIVISION 5--Publication of information relating to assessments
  • 170A Publication of information relating to assessments  
  • 170B Information critical to protecting matters of national environmental significance not to be disclosed  
  • 170BA Designated proponent may request Minister to permit commercial-in-confidence information not to be disclosed  
  • DIVISION 6--Withdrawal of referrals
  • 170C Withdrawal of referral of proposal to take an action  
  • DIVISION 7--Miscellaneous
  • 170CA Fees  
  •  

CHAPTER 5--Conservation of biodiversity and heritage

 

PART 11A--INTERPRETATION

  • 170D References to business days are references to Canberra business days  

PART 12--IDENTIFYING--AND MONITORING BIODIVERSITY AND MAKING BIOREGIONAL PLANS

DIVISION 1--Identifying and monitoring biodiversity

PART 13--SPECIES--AND COMMUNITIES

DIVISION 1--Listed threatened species and ecological communities

CHAPTER 5--Conservation ofbiodiversity and heritage

 

PART 13--SPECIES--AND COMMUNITIES

DIVISION 5--Conservation advice, recovery plans, threat abatement plans and wildlife conservation plans

PART 13A--INTERNATIONAL--MOVEMENT OF WILDLIFE SPECIMENS

DIVISION 1--Introduction

PART 14--CONSERVATION--AGREEMENTS

PART 15--PROTECTED--AREAS

DIVISION 1--Managing World Heritage properties

CHAPTER 5A--The List of Overseas Places of Historic Significance to Australia

 

PART 15A--THE--LIST OF OVERSEAS PLACES OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE TO AUSTRALIA

CHAPTER 5B--Declared commercial fishing activities

 

PART 15B--DECLARED--COMMERCIAL FISHING ACTIVITIES

DIVISION 1--Prohibition

CHAPTER 6--Administration

 

PART 16--PRECAUTIONARY--PRINCIPLE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IN MAKING DECISIONS

PART 17--ENFORCEMENT

DIVISION 1--Wardens, rangers and inspectors

PART 18--REMEDYING--ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE

  • 499 Commonwealth powers to remedy environmental damage  
  • 500 Liability for loss or damage caused by contravention  
  • 501 Other powers not affected  

PART 19--ORGANISATIONS

DIVISION 1--Establishment and functions of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee
  • 502 Establishment  
  • 503 Functions of the Committee  
  • DIVISION 2A--Indigenous Advisory Committee
  • 505A Establishment  
  • 505B Functions of the Committee  
  • DIVISION 2B--Establishment and functions of the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Unconventional Gas Development and Large Coal Mining Development
  • 505C Establishment  
  • 505D Functions of the Committee  
  • 505E Declared States and Territories  
  • DIVISION 3--Members and procedures of Committees
  • 506 Application  
  • 507 Terms and conditions  
  • 508 Remuneration  
  • 509 Termination of appointments of Committee members  
  • 510 Procedure of a Committee  
  • DIVISION 4--Advisory committees
  • 511 Minister may establish advisory committees  
  • 512 Appointments  
  • 513 Members of advisory committees  
  • 514 Committee procedure  
  • DIVISION 5--Director of National Parks
  • 514A Continuation  
  • 514B Functions  
  • 514C Powers  
  • 514D Requirements relating to functions and powers  
  • 514E Constitution  
  • 514F Appointment  
  • 514G Acting appointments  
  • 514H Term of office  
  • 514J Remuneration  
  • 514K Outside employment  
  • 514M Leave of absence  
  • 514N Resignation  
  • 514P Termination  
  • 514Q Other terms and conditions  
  • 514R Australian National Parks Fund  
  • 514S Payments to Australian National Parks Fund  
  • 514T Application of money  
  • 514U Application of  
  • 514V Extra matters to be included in annual report  
  • 514W Exemption from taxation  
  • 514X Changes in office of Director  

PART 19A--RECONSIDERATION--OF FEES

  • 514Y Applications for reconsideration of fee  
  • 514YA Reconsideration of fee  
  • 514YB Deadline for reconsideration  

PART 20--DELEGATION

PART 20A--PUBLICATION--OF INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

  • 515A Publication of information on the internet  

PART 21--REPORTING

DIVISION 1--Annual reports

CHAPTER 7--Miscellaneous

 

PART 22--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 517 Determinations of species  
  • 517A Exemption for activities that might harm particular species introduced into particular areas  
  • 518 Non-compliance with time limits  
  • 519 Compensation for acquisition of property  
  • 520 Regulations  
  • 520A Statements about the application of the Act  
  • 521 Fees and charges must not be taxes  
  • 521A Time does not run if all or part of fee remains unpaid  
  • 522 Financial assistance etc. to be paid out of appropriated money  
  • 522A Review of operation of Act  
  •  

CHAPTER 8--Definitions

 

PART 23--DEFINITIONS

DIVISION 1--Some definitions relating to particular topics

Navigate

Download

No downloadable files available