Environment
NSW Draft Strategic Regional Land Use PlansAMEC provided a submission in mid May 2012, to the release of the NSW Draft Strategic Regional Land Use Plans for the Upper Hunter & New England North West regions of NSW. While AMEC supports the need for a robustread more > |
Draft NSW Aquifer Interference PolicyAMEC provided a submission in May 2012 to the NSW Government on its Aquifer Interference Policy. AMEC is cognisant of the significant debate currently occurring in NSW with respect to mining and exploration activities and interactions with aquifers and otherread more > |
Coalition Deregulation TaskforceAMEC is extremely supportive of the desire to remove or reduce the significant and unnecessary regulation and red tape affecting efficient and effective small business operations, and of the stated desire to reduce the cost and burden of regulation onread more > |
EPBC Act – CSG Expert Committee AmendmentsAMEC does not support the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 (the Amendment Bill). AMEC is satisfied that the current state and territory-based regulatory arrangementsread more > |
Guidelines for Environmentally Responsible Mineral Exploration and Prospecting in Western AustraliaIn early April 2012, AMEC provided the WA DMP with a submission in response to the release of its Draft Guidelines for Environmentally Responsible Mineral Exploration and Prospecting in Western Australia. AMEC expressed extreme disappointment in the need for theread more > |
EIA Administrative Procedures ReviewAMEC recently provided feedback on the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Administrative Procedures. AMEC made a number of suggestions to the EPA in an attempt to improve clarity and certainty around the process. Forread more > |
AMEC Delivers Approvals Reform BlueprintAMEC released a Blueprint for Approvals Reform in WA on Thursday 16 February 2012 at a networking event in West Perth. The document provides a strategic framework for Government to address the next phase of approvals reform over the comingread more > |
Code of Environmental Practice for Mineral Exploration in Western AustraliaClick here for a copy of the full Code of Environmental Practice for Mineral Exploration in Western Australia. Click here for a copy of the pocket guide of Environmental Practice for Mineral Exploration in Western Australia. If you would likeread more > |
Australian Government Biodiversity PolicyAMEC made a submission on the 19 October to the Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities in response to the Australian Government Biodiversity Policy – Consultation Draft. AMEC supports the overall objective and the principles outlinedread more > |
Submission to Consultation on EPBC Act Environmental Offsets PolicyAMEC made a submission on the 19 October to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities in response to the Australian Government’s Environmental Offsets Policy – Consultation Draft. AMEC made the following recommendations to the Department: Expand theread more > |
