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The Australian goverment is reforming the nation's national environmental law – the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

In formally responding to Professor Samuel’s 2021 review, the Australian government is identifying the priorities that will guide their reform agenda.

These reforms will be guided by 3 essential principles:

  • delivering better environmental protection and laws that are nature positive 
  • speeding up decisions and making it easier for companies to do the right thing 
  • restoring integrity and trust to systems and environmental laws.
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