Law Reform Submissions

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…

NELA have recently prepared a briefing note on the key issues for environmental reform in Australia, these issues included: 1. Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999…

NELA have recently prepared a briefing note on the key issues for environmental reform in NSW, these issues included: 1. Biodiversity Offsets Scheme reform 2. Resource Recovery Framework 3. Plastics…

NELA has taken the opportunity to make a submission on the proposed changes to the Safeguard Mechanism. In summary, NELA submitted that: 1. prescriptive and ambitious baselines will be crucial,…

NELA National’s Vice President Dr Katie Woolaston has responded to the Federal State of the Environment Report, which was released yesterday. She writes that it is a painful, if not unexpected, update…

NELA recently commented on the proposed policy framework guiding the use of diversification leases on Crown lands which has the potential to support WA renewable energy projects, but must also…

NELA’s newly formed National Publications Committee (including Rachel Simmonds and Kenneth Pennington) releases its first media release, explaining the importance of the the UN Resolution confirming the Right to a Health…

NELA welcomes the Australian Government’s decision to legislate a national emission reduction target, but urges the Australian Government and the Parliament to work together to rapidly increase the nation’s efforts…