Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

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The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is Australia’s central environmental legislation, providing the legal framework for protecting nationally significant flora, fauna, ecological communities, and heritage places.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal legislation ⓘ
environmental protection law ⓘ
administeredBy Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ⓘ
Australian Government environment minister ⓘ
amendedBy Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bilateral Agreement Implementation) Act 2015 ⓘ
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Change) Act 2022 ⓘ
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Wildlife Protection) Act 2001 ⓘ
commencementDate 2000-07-16 ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
definesConcept matters of national environmental significance ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of Australia ⓘ
enforcementMechanism civil penalties ⓘ
criminal offences ⓘ
injunctions ⓘ
establishes environmental impact assessment process for controlled actions ⓘ
hasPart EPBC Regulations 2000 ⓘ
includesProvision accreditation of state and territory processes ⓘ
bilateral agreements with states and territories ⓘ
conservation agreements ⓘ
conservation orders ⓘ
environmental audits ⓘ
public consultation on certain decisions ⓘ
register of critical habitat ⓘ
strategic assessments ⓘ
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force (as of 2024) ⓘ
primaryPurpose conservation of biodiversity ⓘ
protection of nationally significant environmental matters ⓘ
protection of the environment ⓘ
providesFor listing of key threatening processes ⓘ
listing of threatened ecological communities ⓘ
listing of threatened species ⓘ
preparation of recovery plans ⓘ
preparation of threat abatement plans ⓘ
protection of Commonwealth marine areas ⓘ
protection of Ramsar wetlands of international importance ⓘ
protection of listed migratory species ⓘ
protection of national heritage places ⓘ
protection of the environment on Commonwealth land ⓘ
protection of world heritage properties ⓘ
regulates actions likely to have significant impact on matters of national environmental significance ⓘ
relatedTo Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ⓘ
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands ⓘ
linked to: Ramsar Convention

World Heritage Convention ⓘ
replaces Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974 ⓘ
requires referral of proposed actions that may significantly impact matters of national environmental significance ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1999-07-16 ⓘ
shortName EPBC Act ⓘ

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Australian National Heritage List → administeredUnder → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Australian National Heritage List → establishedBy → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Leipoa ocellata → listedUnder → EPBC Act (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Parks Australia → appliesFramework → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Commonwealth Heritage List → legalBasis → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Coral Sea Marine Park → legalBasis → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan → relatedTo → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 → shortName → EPBC Act ⓘ
linked to: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 → amendedBy → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Change) Act 2022 ⓘ
linked to: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
National Heritage List → legalBasis → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Australian Heritage Council → legalBasis → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area → legalProtection → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Ashmore Reef → legalFramework → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Cartier Island → governingLaw → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Lord Howe Island woodhen → listedUnder → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Commonwealth marine parks → legalFramework → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Pulu Keeling National Park → governingLaw → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations → appliesTo → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations → legalBasis → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Commonwealth land managers → appliesLaw → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Commonwealth land managers → appliesLaw → EPBC Act 1999 ⓘ
linked to: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Fivebough and Tuckerbil Wetlands → governedBy → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974 → relatedTo → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Wildlife Protection) Act 2001 → amends → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
EPBC Regulations 2000 → enablingAct → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
EPBC Regulations 2000 → basedOn → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
McDonald Islands → governedUnder → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 → relatedTo → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Australian National Reserve System → legalBasis → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Commonwealth Marine Reserve → subjectTo → Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
linked to: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (South Australia) → relatedTo → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) ⓘ
linked to: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
regent honeyeater → listedUnder → Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ