Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Environment Protection Bill 2019

Status - Key Documents - Submissions -  Public Briefing and Public Hearing - Tabled Papers - ReportContact

On 16 May 2019 the Legislative Assembly referred the Environment Protection Bill 2019 to the Social Policy Scrutiny Committee for inquiry and report in accordance with clause (4)(c) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference by 6 August 2019.

On 20 June 2019 the Legislative Assembly approved an extension of the report date to 17 September 2019.

Status

Report Tabled

Key Documents

Environment Protection Bill (Serial 94)
Explanatory Statement 
Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights

Submissions

Where the Committee receives multiple copies of a proforma submission only one example of the submission will be published with the number of submissions received noted in brackets.

Submission 1: Environmental Defenders Office NT Inc.
Submission 2: Sheri Lochner
Submission 3: Jayson Burhop
Submission 4: Dr Charlie Ward - North Australia Research Unit
Submission 5: Nick O'Loughlin
Submission 6:  NT Council of Social Service
Submission 7: Heidi Jennings
Submission 8: GEMCO
Submission 9: Elissa Shuey - Not for Publication
Submission 10: Robyn Liddle
Submission 11: Dr David Liddle
Submission 12: Indigenous Carbon Industry Network
Submission 13: Environment Centre NT
Submission 14: Ward Keller
Submission 15: Jimmy Cocking
Submission 16:  Kirsty Howey - North Australia Research Unit
Submission 16a: Kirsty Howey - North Australia Research Unit - Attachment A
Submission 17:  Climate Action Darwin
Submission 18: Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (NT) Ltd.
Submission 19: Protect NT Inc.
Submission 20: Grusha Leeman
Submission 21: NT Cattlemen's Association Inc,
Submission 22: Minerals Council Australia - NT Division
Submission 23: Association of Mining and Exploration Companies Inc.
Submission 24: Arid Lands Environment Centre 
Submission 25: Northern and Central Land Councils
Submission 26:  Proforma Submission (21)

Public Briefing and Public Hearing

Public Briefing Schedule - 20 May 2019
Transcript - Public Briefing - 20 May 2019 
Public Hearing Schedule - 29 July 2019
Transcript - Public Hearing - 29 July 2019

Tabled Papers

Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Background Information - Public Briefing - 20 May 2019
Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Responses to Written Questions - 24 July 2019 

Report

Inquiry into the Environment Protection Bill 2019 - 17 September 2019
Associated Minutes of Proceedings
Government Response - 19 September 2019

Contact

Julia Knight
Committee Secretary
GPO Box 3721
DARWIN NT 0801 
Telephone:  (08) 8901 4149
Email: Contact

Last updated: 20 Sep 2019