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Environment Protection And Biodiversity Conservation Act Reforms Announced

The proposed amendments represent a fundamental overhaul of Australia's environmental approval framework.

Australia Environment

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

NSW Government Bulletin: Opportunity For Climate Resilience Under Proposed NSW Planning Reforms

NSW's planning system is set to undergo another significant reform under the recent Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025.

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

Federal Court Of Australia's Decision: Pabai V Commonwealth—no Duty Of Care To Protect From Climate Change

In Pabai v Commonwealth (No 2) [2025] FCA 796, Justice Wigney in the Federal Court of Australia dismissed a claim from two Torres Strait Islanders...

Australia Environment

AO

A&O Shearman

Climate Litigation Is Shaping The Regulatory Landscape In Australia

Climate change and environmental sustainability concerns continue to shape the legal and regulatory landscape in Australia. Recent court actions provide important guidance for government...

Australia Environment

KW

King & Wood Mallesons

Critical minerals and CAHRAs: managing ESG risks in emerging markets

Australia Environment

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Keeping Up With ESG In Australia – October 2025

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australia Sets 2035 Emissions Reduction Target

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Investment Trends In The Agricultural Industry (Video)

Australia Healthcare

FC

FTI Consulting

Paving The Way: Five Things You Need To Know About The NSW EP&A Act Amendments

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Planning And Environmental Decision Making?

Australia Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

August 2025 ESG Policy Update—Australia

Worldwide Environment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Senate Inquiry 2025: Tackling Greenwashing And Restoring Trust In Sustainability Claims

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Keeping Up With ESG In Australia – August 2025

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Private Funding, Public Good: Community Improvement Districts Draft Regulation Open For Consultation

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ready Or Not, Here They Come: The Victorian Psychosocial Regulations And Compliance Code Explained

Australia Employment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

August 2025 ESG Policy Update—Australia

Worldwide Environment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

ESSENTIAL ESG SPECIAL EDITION - Responsible AI Governance: Emerging Legal Risks And Regulatory Trends

Australia Technology

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 3, Part 1 - Director's Duties

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Cause And Consequence: Show Cause Letters In The Landscape Of The Workplace

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Mitigate, Measure, Report: Proposed Reforms To NSW Environment Protection Licences For High Emitting Facilities

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) has announced plans to impose new environment protection licensing requirements on almost 200 licensed premises.

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Assessing Scope 3 Emissions: An analysis of the implications of Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group Inc v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCA 163 (the Mount Pleasant decision)

Court overturned a coal mine expansion for failing to assess local climate impacts from Scope 3 emissions, setting a precedent for stricter project scrutiny.

Australia Environment

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Swaab

Australia's NVES 2025 - mandatory CO₂ targets for motor vehicle suppliers

NVES imposes CO₂ emissions targets on new light vehicles, with a scheme rewarding low-emission suppliers & penalising those exceeding targets.

Australia Transport

BP

Bartier Perry

It's Plan-demonium Without Consent: Court Considers Consent Requirements In Commercial Leases

The NSW Court of Appeal has held that development consent for a gym in an RSL club was not a separate or independent use. As a result, when the premises was sold and use as an RSL club ceased...

Australia Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The EPBC Act Is Up For Review Again. A Few Tweaks Could Make It Much Better

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Climate Change Is Local: Court Of Appeal Quashes Coal Mine Consent Extension

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Community Benefit Agreements For Queensland Renewables Projects

Australia Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

June 2025 ESG Policy Update—Australia

Australia Strategy

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Recent tax incentives fuelling Australia's clean energy future

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

DCCEEW Consultation Materials - Sea Dumping And Offshore CCS

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New social impact and community benefit requirements begin for large-scale wind and solar development

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

Australian carbon markets – priorities for reform

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

Greenwashing and the regulator's focus – ASIC's landmark case against Mercer super fund

Australia Environment

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Barry Nilsson

Changes to the infrastructure provisions in the Planning Act 2016 effective from 30 June 2025

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

New social impact and community benefit requirements begin for large-scale wind and solar development

New QLD laws from 18 July 2025 require social impact assessments & community benefit deals for large wind & solar farm projects.

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

Australian carbon markets – priorities for reform

Key priorities to build a fluid carbon market that can support Australia's net-zero transition.

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

Greenwashing and the regulator's focus – ASIC's landmark case against Mercer super fund

Key issues in the matter and the implications for the insurance industry from the increased regulatory scrutiny on greenwashing and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) type claims.

Australia Environment

B

Barry Nilsson

Changes to the infrastructure provisions in the Planning Act 2016 effective from 30 June 2025

Comparable changes have simultaneously been made to the South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009.

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

Keeping Up With ESG In Australia – June 2025

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

It doesn't pay to be wishy-washy - spotlight returns to penalties for greenwashing

Greenwashing and misleading conduct involving ESG claims has been an enforcement priority of ASIC.

Australia Environment

K

Kennedys

EU Commission Publishes The Risk Classification Under The EUDR

On May 22, 2025, the EU Commission adopted an implementing regulation to the EU's Deforestation Regulation ("EUDR") in which it identified the risk classification of countries...

Worldwide Environment

JD

Jones Day

Not So GLAD: What Businesses Can Learn From The Federal Court's Ruling In ACCC v Clorox Australia Pty Limited [2025] FCA 357

In a significant development for environmental marketing standards in Australia, the Federal Court of Australia has imposed an A$8.25 million penalty on Clorox Australia Pty Ltd (Clorox Australia)...

Australia Environment

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

GREENWASHING: IT'S NOT ALL GLAD

"Greenwashing" is a term, which generally speaking, refers to the making of false or misleading environmental claims.

Australia Commercial

PP

Pointon Partners

April 2025 ESG Policy Update—Australia

Australia Commercial

KG

K&L Gates LLP

NSW Government Bulletin: Restoring certainty – Parliament responds to courts' interpretation of the EPA Act

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

Australia's evolving ESG regulatory landscape: managing the legal risks

Australia Commercial

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

It's all go for FOGO - new Act creates new demands on councils for managing organic waste

Australia Environment

BP

Bartier Perry

Powering through Australia's uncertain energy future

Australia Environment

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

It's GO Time – latest updates on Australia's Guarantee of Origin scheme

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

Powering the future: A review of the NSW Renewable Fuel Scheme

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

Reconsidering reconsiderations – changes to the EPBC Act narrow the scope of merit review

Australia Environment

HR

Holding Redlich

February 2025 ESG Policy Update — Australia

Australia Environment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Australia Consumer

FC

FTI Consulting

December 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

Worldwide Energy

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Environment and Climate Regulation Comparative Guide

Australia Environment

M

Maddocks

November 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

Australia Cannabis

KG

K&L Gates LLP

ESG Due Diligence: Mitigating Risks And Unlocking Value In Transactions

Australia Commercial

FC

FTI Consulting

New Biodiversity Reforms in NSW - a step toward net positive outcomes

Australia Environment

BP

Bartier Perry

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Investment Trends In The Agricultural Industry (Video)

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FTI Consulting

Future Of Consumer APAC: Climate Change And ESG Litigation Trends In The Consumer Sector

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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