ID:
policies-53
Name:
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)
Issuing organisation:
Australian Parlimanet
Geographical Scope:
Australia
Type:
Legistlation
Scientific domain:
physical states, chemistry, geology, and biology
Type of water:
surface and groundwater
Water management focus:
monitoring, management, simulation,
Parameter change rate assumption:
Quality, flow, level, pressure
Description:
The EPBC Act is the Australian Government's central piece of environmental legislation. It provides a legal framework to protect and manage nationally and internationally significant flora, fauna, ecological communities, and heritage places, including inland waters.
Status:
Effective
Effect Date:
16 July 2000
Resource:
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/epbc
Recommendations:
The Act recommends assessing and approving actions that may have a significant impact on protected matters, implementing recovery plans for threatened species and ecological communities, and establishing conservation agreements with landholders.
