The dedication of the Tiwi Islands Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) has been celebrated at a ceremony in Wurrumiyanga, ...

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives you a legal right to request access to documents held by the government. Before you make a request, check if you can access the information another ...

We publish a list of documents we have released in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests as required by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). We publish these documents within 10 ...

Subject to Regulations being made, changes to the Cheaper Home Batteries Program will come into effect from 1 May 2026. Find out more about the intended changes. The Australian Government purchases ...

Industrial chemicals are part of everyday life in Australia. However, if they are not managed properly, these chemicals can cause pollution. The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard ...

Permits will only be issued by the minister if the activity relevant to the protected matter: contributes significantly to the conservation of the species or ecological community is incidental to, and ...

The Nature Repair Market is a national, legislated biodiversity market. It is designed to deliver high-integrity biodiversity outcomes and increase investment in nature. We create the frameworks to ...

Many projects and developments impact animals, plants, habitats and places. Laws are in place to protect anything that's nationally significant. The Environment Protection and Biodiversity ...

We take alleged breaches of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) seriously. We assess every allegation and may investigate. We also have systems in place to ...

In order to export Australian native animal or plant specimens and/or CITES listed specimens for commercial purposes, the specimens must come from an approved program such as a wildlife trade ...

Commonwealth and state regulations have distinct requirements, legal considerations, and levels of environmental protection. An approval granted under one does not automatically guarantee approval by ...

The Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) is a national initiative that is expanding Australia’s capacity to sort, process and remanufacture glass, plastic, tyres, paper and cardboard. The additional ...