List of recommendations

Recommendation 1

2.69The committee recommends that the Australian Government urgently and unequivocally commit to publicly releasing exposure draft legislation of the full package of reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 for consultation ahead of passage of piecemeal legislation in the Parliament.

Recommendation 2

2.71The committee recommends that the Australian Government commit to a timeframe for the introduction into the Parliament of the full package of Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 reforms as outlined in the Nature Positive Plan. This timeframe should allow a reasonable period for all necessary legislation to be passed before the end of the 47th Parliament.

Recommendation 3

2.72The committee recommends that the timeframe in recommendation 2 be published by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on its EPBC Act reform webpage.