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Here you will find information on various environmental law topics:

International environmental law

Land use and planning in Victoria
- Land use and planning in Victoria
- Catchment management

Pollution, waste and energy

Environmental impact assessment

Habitat and biodiversity

Natural resource management
- Mining and extractive industries

Heritage

Articles listed by category

These tables are automatically generated lists of articles which belong to certain categories.

General framework

↓ Page name	Jurisdiction
Costs	Victoria, Commonwealth
Judicial Review	Victoria, Commonwealth
Negligence and the environment	Victoria, Commonwealth
Private prosecution for environmental offences
Royal Commissions	Victoria, Commonwealth
Standing to enforce environmental laws	Victoria, Commonwealth
The Precautionary Principle	Victoria, Commonwealth, International

Land use planning and management

↓ Page name	Jurisdiction
Amending the planning scheme	Victoria
Appealing planning permit decisions to VCAT	Victoria
Applying for an enforcement order	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented, and Other Models/Jurisdictions	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented: Limitations on the Implementation of the New Gas Wedge	Victoria
Building Act and Regualtions, Green Loans, NFEE and NSEE	Victoria
Cancellation and amendment of planning permits	Victoria
Carbon Capture and Storage	Victoria
Certificates of compliance and planning certificates	Victoria
Climate solutions for Victoria
Climate solutions for Victoria	Victoria
Coal Drying	Victoria
Commercial Lighting	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Regulatory and Policy Context	Victoria
Current Regulatory and Policy Context	Victoria
Current Regulatory and Policy Context	Victoria
Declarations and Section 173 Agreements	Victoria
Enforcement	Victoria
Equipment efficiency improvement	Victoria
Industrial energy efficiency	Victoria
Interim enforcement order applications	Victoria
Land use and planning in Victoria	Victoria
Land use and planning in Victoria	Victoria
Large scale renewable energy	Victoria
Legal Instruments	Victoria
Legislation & Internationally	Victoria
Local Planning Policy Framework (‘LPPF’)	Victoria
Minister's power to 'call in' the planning permit application or an appeal	Victoria
NABERS, Voluntary Initiatives & Zero Net Emissions by 2020	Victoria
New Gas	Victoria
Objecting to a planning permit application	Victoria
Overhaul of new and existing building stock	Victoria
Overlays	Victoria
Planning and Environment Act prosecutions in the Magistrates Court	Victoria
Planning infringement notices	Victoria
Planning permits	Victoria
Planning scheme general provisions	Victoria
Planning scheme incorporated documents	Victoria
Planning scheme particular provisions which protect the environment	Victoria
Planning schemes	Victoria
Policy Instruments	Victoria
Referral authorities and planning permit applications	Victoria
Renewable energy for the residential sector	Victoria
State Planning Policy Framework (‘SPPF’)	Victoria
Sustainable Production and Consumption	Victoria
What can an enforcement order provide for?	Victoria
Which organisations prepare and administer planning schemes?	Victoria
Zones	Victoria

Habitat and biodiversity

↓ Page name	Jurisdiction
Biodiversity protection	Victoria, Commonwealth, International
Biodiversity protection - Australian Capital Territory	ACT
Biodiversity protection - New South Wales	NSW
Biodiversity protection - Northern Territory	NT
Biodiversity protection - Queensland	Queensland
Biodiversity protection - South Australia	Tasmania
Biodiversity protection - Tasmania	Tasmania
Biodiversity protection - Victoria	Victoria
Biodiversity protection - Western Australia	WA
Commonwealth threatened species law	Commonwealth
EPBC Act Plans	Commonwealth
EPBC planning page	Commonwealth
Flora And Fauna Guarantee Act 1988	Victoria
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act - Conservation and Control Measures	Victoria
Forest protection	Victoria, Commonwealth
Habitat and biodiversity	Victoria, Commonwealth
International biodiversity law	International
Listing of threatened species, potentially threatening processes and excluded species	Victoria
Listing species, communities and processes under the EPBC Act	Commonwealth
Matters of National Environmental Significance	Commonwealth
Nominating for listing under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act	Victoria
Offences and penalties under the EPBCA	Commonwealth
Other laws which can be used to protect native species	Victoria, Commonwealth
Protection of wildlife under the Wildlife Act 1975	Victoria
The Permit system for exploiting biodiversity under the EPBC Act	Commonwealth
Victoria's Native Vegetation Management Framework	Victoria

Pollution, waste and energy

↓ Page name	Jurisdiction
Air SEPPs	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented, and Other Models/Jurisdictions	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented: Limitations on the Implementation of the New Gas Wedge	Victoria
Building Act and Regualtions, Green Loans, NFEE and NSEE	Victoria
Carbon Capture and Storage	Victoria
Climate solutions for Victoria
Climate solutions for Victoria	Victoria
Coal Drying	Victoria
Commercial Lighting	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Regulatory and Policy Context	Victoria
Current Regulatory and Policy Context	Victoria
Current Regulatory and Policy Context	Victoria
Environment Improvement Plans	Victoria
Equipment efficiency improvement	Victoria
Industrial energy efficiency	Victoria
Integration of State Environment Protection Policies ("SEPPs") and the Planning and Environment Act	Victoria
Land and Groundwater SEPPs	Victoria
Large scale renewable energy	Victoria
Legal Instruments	Victoria
Legislation & Internationally	Victoria
Licensing and works approval	Victoria
NABERS, Voluntary Initiatives & Zero Net Emissions by 2020	Victoria
National Environment Protection Measures	Victoria
New Gas	Victoria
Noise SEPPs	Victoria
Noise, dust, emissions, smells and other nuisances	Victoria
Offences, penalties and enforcement	Victoria
Overhaul of new and existing building stock	Victoria
Policy Instruments	Victoria
Pollution control in Victoria	Victoria
Pollution, waste and energy	Victoria
Renewable energy for the residential sector	Victoria
State Environment Protection Policies (SEPPs)	Victoria
Sustainable Production and Consumption	Victoria
Water SEPP	Victoria

Natural resource management

↓ Page name	Jurisdiction
Catchment Management Authorities and the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994	Victoria
Catchments, rivers and waterways and the Planning and Environment Act 1987	Victoria
Fish – Fisheries Act 1995	Victoria
Groundwater	Victoria
Heritage Rivers Act 1992	Victoria
Heritage Rivers Act 1992 (Vic)	Victoria
Invasive Species
Land and Groundwater SEPPs	Victoria
Mining and extractive industries	Victoria
Mining and extractive industry in Victoria - Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990	Victoria
Mining and the planning process	Victoria
Private dams	Victoria
Ramsar wetlands	Victoria
Sustainable Water Strategies	Victoria
The Commonwealth Water Act (2007) – Introduction	Commonwealth
The Environmental Water Reserve and decision making under the Water Act 1989	Victoria
The Water Act 1989 (Vic) – an introduction	Victoria
The Water Act 1989 - Liabilities with respect to water in Victoria	Victoria
The Waters of Victoria State Environment Protection Policy	Victoria
Victoria's system of water allocation – entitlements to water under the Water Act	Victoria
Victorian water law and policy – useful links and resources	Victoria
Water and Rivers – the Victorian and Commonwealth legal framework	Victoria
Water law fact sheets	Victoria
Water quality and pollution - the Environment Protection Act 1970	Victoria
Water resource assessment and planning under the Water Act 1989	Victoria
Waterway management	Victoria

Climate

↓ Page name	Jurisdiction
Air SEPPs	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented, and Other Models/Jurisdictions	Victoria
Barriers and Challenges Presented: Limitations on the Implementation of the New Gas Wedge	Victoria
Building Act and Regualtions, Green Loans, NFEE and NSEE	Victoria
Carbon Capture and Storage	Victoria
Climate solutions for Victoria
Climate solutions for Victoria	Victoria
Coal Drying	Victoria
Commercial Lighting	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Policy and Regulatory Context	Victoria
Current Regulatory and Policy Context	Victoria
Current Regulatory and Policy Context	Victoria
Current Regulatory and Policy Context	Victoria
Equipment efficiency improvement	Victoria
Industrial energy efficiency	Victoria
Large scale renewable energy	Victoria
Legal Instruments	Victoria
Legislation & Internationally	Victoria
NABERS, Voluntary Initiatives & Zero Net Emissions by 2020	Victoria
New Gas	Victoria
Overhaul of new and existing building stock	Victoria
Policy Instruments	Victoria
Renewable energy for the residential sector	Victoria
Sustainable Production and Consumption	Victoria