All things environmental .... EPBC

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The EPBC Unit invites conservationists, resident's group members, and
generally interested treehuggers to a workshop on the operation of
the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Melbourne ? Tues 16 March 2004    
Adelaide  - Thurs 18 March 2004
9.30am ? 11.30am

What will the Workshop cover?

The workshop will begin with an examination of the Act and its recent
amendments - providing an overview for those unfamiliar with the Act
and an update for those of you already working with it. We will then
move on to the more practical issue of how to respond to referrals. 
Finally, to finish up, there will be an open Q&A session.
Publications will also be avaliable.

What is the EPBC Act?

The Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
(Cth) (the EPBC Act) came into force on 16 July 2000, introducing
major chan ges in the Australian Government's environmental assessment and approval processes. The EPBC Act establishes a federal approvals regime in addition to any approvals required under State legislation. The general rule is that "actions" that are "likely" to have
a "significant impact" on a matter protected under Part 3 of the EPBC
Act must be referred to the Australian Government Minister for the
Environment and Heritage for environmental impact assessment and
approval.

An integral part of this environmental impact assessment and approval
process is the community's right to actively participate in the process and make submissions to the Minister as to whether an action triggers the Act and if it does, whether or not the action should be approved. The Minister has a corresponding statutory obligation to consider the information provided by the community through the consultative process.

Where will the workshops be held?

MELBOURNE

Where:& nbsp; 60L Green Building,  60 Leicester St 3053 ph: 03 9347 6033
When : 9.30 ? 11.30am Tues 16 March 2004
Cost:       Free
Parking: Commercial car parking is available two doors down from the
Green Building in Leicester Street (towards the city).  Leicester
Street offers one and two hour meter parking.  Four hour meter
parking can be found behind The Green Building, in Bouverie Street,
Carlton.

ADELAIDE

Where:  Adelaide Town Hall, 128 King William Street, Adelaide
When :  9.30 ? 11.30am Thursday 18  March 2004
Cost:     Free
Parking:  U-park Wyatt Car Park Wyatt St, Adelaide   $5.80 (2-3
hours)

RSVP

Numbers are limited by the rooms available so please RSVP as soon as
possible to book your place at the workshops.

RSVP to m("wwf.org.au","epbc");"> or by calling Lyndall Kennedy on (02) 6257
4010

Workshops will also be held in TAS, QLD and NT in the coming months.

Lyndall
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Lyndall Kennedy
EPBC Unit Coordinator
WWF and TCT
15/71 Constitution Ave, Campbell, ACT 2612
p: (02) 6257 4010   f: (02) 6257 4030
www.wwf.org.au/epbc

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