Law Reform Submissions

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NELA Submission – Climate-related financial disclosure: Exposure draft legislation

March 11, 2024

NELA proudly provides its submission to the Treasury into the climate-related financial disclosure: explosure draft legislation released by Australia’s Commonwealth Government. NELA sees this Exposure draft legislation on climate-related financial…

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Submission on Climate Change (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Equity) Amendment Bill 2023

November 27, 2023

NELA welcomes the opportunity to submit a response to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications regarding the inquiry into the Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational…

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NELA Submission – Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Bill 2023

November 19, 2023

NELA has welcomed the opportunity to provide a submission into the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Bill 2023 (Bill) to the Portfolio Committee No 7 – Planning and Environment. Given…

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NELA Position Paper: Environmental Offsets

November 14, 2023

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (‘EPBC Act‘) does not explicitly address offsets, although they have been included in approval conditions since the Act’s inception. NELA  has…

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National Indepent EPA Briefing Paper

July 28, 2023

NELA is pleased to provide a briefing paper for the Commonwealth Environment Minister on the National Independent EPA. See our full briefing here.

NELA Briefing Paper for Minister Plibersek on EPBC Act reforms

July 19, 2023

NELA have prepared a paper for the Commonwealth Environment Minister (Tanya Plibersek) that highlights a number of important environmental concerns that should receive close attention as the Australian Government reforms…

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Submission on Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023

July 19, 2023

NELA has welcomed the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communication into the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight…

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NELA Greenwashing Submission to the Senate

June 21, 2023

NELA has developed this submission on greenwashing with the help of a roundtable of members and key voices in environmental law in Australia. NELA would like to thank all those…

NELA Submission on the Nature Repair Market Bill

March 3, 2023

On 3 March 2023, NELA was pleased to provide the following submission on the Draft Nature Repair Market Bill (Biodiversity Certificates Scheme). In summary, NELA submitted: That the objects of…

NELA Submission on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Amendments Rules

February 28, 2023

NELA welcomed the opportunity to comment on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Amendments Rules (Safeguard Rules) on 28 February 2023. NELA’s submission included: NELA generally supports the…