EPBC Act under independent review
Source: Australia. Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Media Release
"Environment Minister, Peter Garrett tonight used a speech to the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference to announce that the national environment legislation – the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act – would undergo independent review.
Mr Garrett said the review was the first since the Act commenced operation almost a decade ago and comes at a critical time for the nation as the threat of climate change and environmental degradation put some of our most important natural assets at risk."