Law Reform Submissions

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…

The West Australian division of the National Environmental Law Association (NELA(WA)) made the below submission on the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s (DWER) draft: Native Vegetation Policy for Western…

The below submission was made on behalf of the West Australian division of the National Environmental Law Association (NELA(WA)), and endorsed by the national NELA board, regarding the Department of…

The National Environmental Law Association has lodged submissions on the Environmental and Other Legislation (Reversal of Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) Amendment Bill 2021 with the Queensland Parliament Health and…

The National Environmental Law Association welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standards and Assurance) Bill 2021 (Cth). Read NELA’s submission…

Set out below are the submissions made on behalf of the Western Australian division of the National Environmental Law Association regarding the consultation on the ‘Draft Medium Density Code’ and…

The National Environmental Law Association Ltd (NELA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the review of the Auditor-General Act 1997 (Cth). Read NELA’s submission here.

The National Environmental Law Association Ltd (NELA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the inquiry into the destruction of 46,000-year-old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of…

NELA participated in the public hearing in Canberra on 2 March 2021 as part of the Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in…