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A climate change duty of care: Sharma v Minister for the Environment
The recent decision of Justice Bromberg in Sharma v Minister for the Environment [2021] FCA 560 found that a novel duty of care is owed by the Minister …
Australia’s enhanced decommissioning framework released
Snapshot On 14 December 2020, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Department) released a consultation paper entitled "Enhancing …
Directors and ESG disclosure – The risks will only get bigger
With activist investors and NGOs prowling, firms making flimsy ethical claims will increasingly end up in courtIn the context of BlackRock’s climate …
A National Hydrogen Strategy: Shaping possibilities for Australia’s hydrogen economy
Hydrogen is a hot topic in the global energy sector – and Australia could be a key player in the emerging international market.1Setting the Agenda: the …
A new Aboriginal heritage system for WA
In March 2019, the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs released a discussion paper outlining proposals for reforming the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) …
Australian decommissioning discussion paper released
The closure and decommissioning of offshore petroleum infrastructure is a significant issue for all countries that exercise jurisdiction over such …
New Western Australian guideline on decommissioning
In the Petroleum Decommissioning Guideline published on 13 November 2017 (Guideline),1 the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) …
Queensland environmental laws trump Commonwealth Corporations Act, liquidators are ’executive officers’
Today the Queensland Supreme Court confirmed that the liquidators of an insolvent company are ‘executive officers’ of that company under Queensland’s …
Environmental ‘chain of responsibility’ draft statutory guideline released for consultation: The path clears ahead – but is it paved with certainty?
Today the Queensland Government released a draft statutory guideline to help clarify when ‘chain of responsibility’ EPOs (CoRA EPOs) will be issued under …
Modernising the Victorian EPA
The Victorian Government has released the report of the Ministerial Advisory Committee’s inquiry into the role, powers and governance structures of the …
Back to the future: Proposed changes to the vegetation management framework in Queensland still causing controversy
The Vegetation Management (Reinstatement) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Qld) (VMROLA Bill) was introduced into Queensland Parliament on 17 …
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission
The Royal Commission is looking to gauge public interest in South Australia's (SA) participation in the nuclear fuel cycle. The tentative findings …
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