Australia to Set up Federal Environmental Protection Agency

Published on April 17, 2024

A new federal environmental protection agency and a data centre will be set up to oversee compliance and enforcement of ecological breaches by big businesses as part of sweeping changes to environmental regulation in Australia. As part of its Nature Positive Bill, the creation of Environment Protection Australia (EPA) was announced on April 15 by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. She said the agency would oversee environmental enforcement of breaches related to development, animal trafficking, sea dumping, and recycling. It will also have the scope to issue stop-work notices and audit businesses for compliance during developments. The maximum fines for serious breaches of federal law have been increased to $780 million (US$500 million) or a jail term of seven years....

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