Resources, Energy and Environment

07 April 2025—

Legal Practice Section

Eminent Environmental Lawyer Award for Excellence

25 October 2024—

Legal Practice Section

Reform of Packaging Regulation: Consultation Paper

09 September 2024—

Legal Practice Section

Interview with David Hertzberg

29 August 2024—

Law Council

Water Markets Intermediaries – Code and Statutory Trust Accounting regulations

20 August 2024—

Law Council

Impact of Climate Risk on Insurance Premiums and Availability

01 August 2024—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission - Inquiry into Nature Positive Bill 2024

18 July 2024—

Law Council

Inquiry into Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024 and related Bills

23 April 2024—

Legal Practice Section

Inquiry into Waste Reduction and Recycling Policies

09 February 2024—

Law Council

Climate-related financial disclosure: exposure draft legislation

05 October 2023—

Law Council

Environmental and Sustainability Guidance

03 October 2023—

Legal Practice Section

Interview with Phoebe Roberts

28 September 2023—

Legal Practice Section

Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023

21 September 2023—

Legal Practice Section

High Seas Biodiversity Treaty

26 May 2023—

Legal Practice Section

Nature Repair Market Bill 2023 And Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023

22 December 2022—

Law Council

Inquiry into Australia's transition to a green energy superpower

25 August 2022—

Legal Practice Section

Australia's Extinction Crisis

10 August 2022—

Law Council

Climate Change Bill 2022 (Cth) and Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 (Cth)

25 February 2022—

Law Council

Small business natural disaster preparedness and resilience

15 February 2022—

Law Council

Small Business Natural Disaster Preparedness and Resilience

15 December 2021—

Law Council

Climate Change Policy to guide legal evolution

15 December 2021—

Law Council

Policy Statement - Climate Change Policy

11 November 2021—

Legal Practice Section

Inquiry into Australia’s faunal extinction crisis

20 July 2021—

Legal Practice Section

Interview with Jess Hamdorf

18 June 2021—

Business Law Section

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - Change in control provisions

19 May 2021—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Inquiry on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standards and Assurance) Bill 2021

13 May 2021—

Law Council

Public hearing: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Amendment (Standards and Assurance) Bill 2021

16 April 2021—

Law Council

Inquiry on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standards and Assurance) Bill 2021

26 March 2021—

Law Council

Review of the National Emergency Declaration Act 2020

22 February 2021—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020 and Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020

03 December 2020—

Law Council

Climate Change (National Framework for Adaption and Mitigation) Bill 2020 and Climate Change (National Framework for Adaption and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020

17 November 2020—

Legal Practice Section

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020

30 October 2020—

Law Council

Response to the release of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disasters Arrangements Report

22 October 2020—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Inquiry into the Destruction of 46,000 Year Old Caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia

22 October 2020—

Law Council

Review of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989 (Cth)

02 October 2020—

Law Council

Caves destruction illustrates need for review and reform of Commonwealth legislation

01 October 2020—

Law Council

Phase 2 of the Review of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)

16 September 2020—

Legal Practice Section

Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements: Draft Propositions by Counsel Assisting

04 September 2020—

Law Council

Law Council of Australia calls for parliamentary inquiry into environmental bill

21 August 2020—

Law Council

Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

17 August 2020—

Law Council

Survey on the Interim Report of the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)

10 July 2020—

Law Council

Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities

29 June 2020—

Legal Practice Section

Supplementary submission: Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements

17 June 2020—

Legal Practice Section

2020 Technology Investment Roadmap: Discussion Paper

12 June 2020—

Legal Practice Section

Resources Sector Regulation Draft Report

26 May 2020—

Legal Practice Section

2020 Review of the Emissions Reduction Fund

20 May 2020—

Legal Practice Section

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2020

30 April 2020—

Legal Practice Section

Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements

20 April 2020—

Law Council

Statutory Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)

16 April 2020—

Law Council

The Mahla Pearlman Australian Young Environmental Lawyer of the Year announced

28 February 2020—

Legal Practice Section

Offshore Clean Energy Infrastructure Regulatory Framework

14 February 2020—

Legal Practice Section

Parliamentary Hearing – Inquiry into the prerequisites for nuclear energy in Australia

06 February 2020—

Legal Practice Section

Consultation into the Uluru-Kata Draft Management Plan

31 January 2020—

Legal Practice Section

Inquiry into Australia’s Waste Management and Recycling Industries

14 November 2019—

Legal Practice Section

Product Stewardship Amendment (Packaging and Plastics) Bill 2019

20 September 2019—

Law Council

Sustainable Development Policy

19 September 2019—

Legal Practice Section

Inquiry into the prerequisites for nuclear energy in Australia

14 September 2019—

Law Council

Policy Statement - Sustainable Development

07 August 2019—

Legal Practice Section

Proposed variation to the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure standards for ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide

26 July 2019—

Legal Practice Section

Murray-Darling Basin Commission of Inquiry Bill 2019

31 May 2019—

Legal Practice Section

Australian biofouling management requirements for international vessel arrivals – Consultation Regulation Impact Statement

21 May 2019—

Legal Practice Section

Draft Taxation Ruling – TR2019/D3 – Income Tax: deductions for expenditure on environmental protection activities

04 April 2019—

Legal Practice Section

Australia's Climate Change Policies at the Australian and State and Territory Government Levels: A Stocktake

05 March 2019—

Legal Practice Section

Water Amendment (Purchase Limit Repeal) Bill 2019

31 January 2019—

Legal Practice Section

Discussion Paper – Decommissioning Offshore Petroleum Infrastructure in Commonwealth Waters

25 January 2019—

Law Council

Inquiry into the impact on the agricultural sector of vegetation and land management policies, regulations and restrictions

10 September 2018—

Legal Practice Section

Australia’s Faunal Extinction Crisis

23 April 2018—

Law Council

Community engagement champion becomes Young Environmental Lawyer of the Year

26 March 2018—

Legal Practice Section

Draft of Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2018 - 2030

01 February 2018—

Legal Practice Section

Eclipse decision Consultation Paper

15 December 2017—

Legal Practice Section

Water use by the Extractive Industry

23 October 2017—

Legal Practice Section

National Water Reform

23 October 2017—

Legal Practice Section

Inquiry into Waste and Recycling Industry in Australia

28 September 2017—

Legal Practice Section

Integrity of the Water Market in the Murray-Darling Basin

07 August 2017—

Legal Practice Section

Tax Deductible Gift Recipient Reform Opportunities Discussion Paper

05 May 2017—

Legal Practice Section

Review of Australia's Climate Change Policies

12 April 2017—

Legal Practice Section

Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Bill 2017

12 January 2017—

Law Council

Submission on the Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2016

14 October 2016—

Law Council

Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture – Draft Report

11 March 2016—

Law Council

NT lawyer David Morris wins Mahla Pearlman Award for the Australian Young Environmental Lawyer of the Year

14 October 2015—

Law Council

Threat of Marine Plastic Pollution in Australia

18 September 2015—

Law Council

Draft National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Rule 2015

10 September 2015—

Law Council

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standing) Bill 2015

05 June 2015—

Legal Practice Section

Register of Environmental Organisations

12 December 2014—

Business Law Section

Agricultural Competitiveness Green Paper

03 July 2014—

Legal Practice Section

Responses to questions taken on notice of the Inquiry into the Carbon Farming Initiative Amendment Bill 2014

02 July 2014—

Legal Practice Section

Inquiry into Australia's Future Activities and Responsibilities in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Waters

27 June 2014—

Legal Practice Section

Carbon Farming Initiative Amendment Bill 2014

24 June 2014—

Law Council

Inquiry into Natural Disaster Funding

29 April 2014—

Legal Practice Section

Inquiry into streamlining environmental regulation, 'Green Tape', and one stop shops

17 April 2014—

Federal Dispute Resolution Section

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Green Army Programme) Bill 2014

07 March 2014—

Legal Practice Section

Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

15 April 2013—

Law Council

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Great Barrier Reef) Bill 2013

28 March 2013—

Business Law Section

Australia-EU Registry Linking Submissions

18 January 2013—

Law Council