NWC Abolition Bill: Submission
The NFF 13 October 2014 submission outlines the NFF’s disappointment by the abolishment of the National Water Commission. The submission canvasses each of the key changes proposed by the Government, and includes specific amendments to strengthen the proposed arrangements.
Draft Basin-Wide Environmental Watering Strategy
The NFF 26 September 2014 submission suggests that whilst the environmental watering strategy should be an important step towards more effective and efficient management, the draft strategy lacks clarity in certain key areas – particularly in the delineation of management roles and responsibilities that may lead to duplication.
Water Act Review: Submission
The NFF’s 10 July 2014 Submission suggests a number of amendments to the Water Act 2007, providing social, economic and environmental outcomes for water users and the Australian community.
Bilateral Amendment Bill: Submission
The NFF’s 6 June 2014 Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bilateral Implementation) Bill 2014 highlights that the NFF has long advocated for changes to the EPBC Act to reduce duplication between State and Commonwealth environmental legislation. The current Government has committed […]
Cost Recovery: Submission
The NFF’s 30 May 2014 submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment opposes Government recovery of costs for agriculture referrals under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act). In NFF’s view cost recovery from agriculture will not achieve the […]
Native Title Inquiry: Submission
The NFF’s 15 May 2014 submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission recognises the legal foundations of Native Title, but raises a number of concerns particularly in regards to the introduction of a presumption of continuity, reversing the onus of proof in native title claims and shifting the financial burden of claim resolution to respondents […]
Streamling environmental regulation, ‘green tape’, and one stop shops: Submission
The NFF’s 11 April 2014 Submission to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Streamlining environmental regulation, ‘green tape’, and one stop shops submission responds to a number of issues relating to jurisdictional arrangements, regulatory requirements and the potential for deregulation. The NFF is seeking a commitment from the Government that new approaches to reporting will […]
Policy design for the exploration development incentive: Submission
The NFF’s 4 April 2014 submission to the Treasury and the Department of Industry on Policy design for the exploration development incentive recognises the tension between the possibly conflicting land use of agriculture and mining continues to be highlighted by mining and coal seam gas exploration and development across Australia. The NFF is concerned the […]
Offset Inquiry: Submission
The NFF’s 3 April 2014 submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications Inquiry into Offsets outlined two major concerns; offsets are generally not feasible for agriculture applications under the EPBC Act, and secondly, that agricultural land is often the ‘target’ of large enterprises, such as coal mines, seeking to offset the impacts […]
Targets and Progress review draft report: Submission
The NFF’s 29 November 2013 submission to the Climate Change Authority Reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions-targets and progress review draft report makes a number of comments on the draft report. The submission recommends that the Authority’s final report correctly report agriculture’s net emissions. The NFF also provides several suggestions for consideration by the Authority as […]