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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

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Summary

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is the Australian Government’s central piece of environmental legislation. It provides a legal framework to protect and manage nationally and internationally important flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage places — defined in the EPBC Act as matters of national environmental significance.

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Issuer

Australia

Year

1999

Region

Oceania

Issuer (type)

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Government)

Policy Type

Other sustainability policy

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory


Main industries targeted
  • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
  • Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas Extraction
  • Public administration
  • Information
Restrictiveness

Very Low

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • SDG 14: Life Below Water
  • SDG 15: Life on Land

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