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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Making Marine Parks Accountable) Bill 2012

Introduced into the Senate on 13 September 2012
By: Senator Colbeck

Purpose of the bill

1.2        This bill amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 relating to proclamations declaring an area of sea, or an area of land and sea as a Commonwealth reserve. The bill will:

• require the Minister to establish an independent scientific reference panel and a stakeholder advisory group for each affected region and to commission an independent assessment of the social and economic impact of any proposed proclamation;
• require the Minister and Director to report on scientific advice, stakeholders’ views and an independent social and economic impact assessment before proclamations are made; and
• make proclamations subject to disallowance.

1.3        The committee has no substantive comments in relation to this bill as it does not appear to raise any human rights concerns and the statement of compatibility appears adequate.

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