Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Environment Legislation Amendment (Safe Air) Bill 2026

Status - Key Documents - Submissions - Public Briefing - Report - Contact

On 26 August 2026 the Legislative Assembly referred the Environment Legislation Amendment (Safe Air) Bill 2026 (Serial 73) to the Legislative Scrutiny Committee for inquiry and report in accordance with clause (3)(b) of the Committee's Terms of Reference by 7 October 2026.

Status

Report Tabled - Inquiry Completed.

Key Documents

Environment Legislation Amendment (Safe Air) Bill 2026 (Serial 73)
Explanatory Statement

Environment Protection Act 2019
Trans Territory Pipeline and Blacktip Gas Projects (Special Provisions) Act 2005
Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998
Waste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998

Submissions

Submissions due 7 September 2026.

Submission No. 1 - Justin Tutty
Submission No. 2 - National Heart Foundation of Australia
Submission No. 3 - Community Healthy Air Northern Territory
Submission No. 4 - Environmental Defenders Office
Submission No. 5 - Environment Centre NT
Submission No. 6 - Grusha Leeman
Submission No. 7 - Climate and Health Alliance
Submission No. 8 - Northern Territory Environmental Protection Authority
Submission No. 9 - Kathie Rea
Submission No. 10 - Not for publication
Submission No. 11 - Grace Matarazzo
Submission No. 12 - Naomi Rea

Public Briefing

Public Briefing: 8.45 am - 9.30 am  Monday 31 August 2026
Transcript - Public Briefing - 31 August 2026

Report

Inquiry into the Environment Legislation Amendment (Safe Air) Bill 2026 - October 2026
Associated Minutes of Proceedings

Contact

Committee Secretariat
GPO Box 3721
Darwin NT 0801 
Telephone: (08) 8946 1485
Email: LSC@nt.gov.au

Last updated: 07 Oct 2026
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