Impact of the Australian Government’s 2025 Environment Protection Reforms on Queensland
The environment protection reforms passed by Federal Parliament in December 2025 significantly alter the operation of the EPBC Act, continuous-use requirements, treatment of Matters of National Environmental Significance, and the parameters governing assessment and decision-making (i.e., establishment of National Environmental Standards (Standards), National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), and other statutory test requirements and functions). The […]