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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

No. 91, 1999

Compilation No. 63

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

This compilation is in 2 volumes

Volume 1: sections 1–266
Volume 2: sections 266B–528
 Schedule
 Endnotes

Each volume has its own contents

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Chapter 1—Preliminary
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of Act
3A Principles of ecologically sustainable development
4 Act to bind Crown
5 Application of Act
6 Extended application of Act to match extended management of fisheries under the Fisheries Management Act 1991
7 Application of the Criminal Code
8 Native title rights not affected
9 Relationship with other Acts
10 Relationship with State law
Chapter 2—Protecting the environment
Part 2—Simplified outline of this Chapter
11 Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 3—Requirements for environmental approvals
Division 1—Requirements relating to matters of national environmental significance
Subdivision A—World Heritage
12 Requirement for approval of activities with a significant impact on a declared World Heritage property
13 What is a declared World Heritage property?
14 Declaring a property to be a declared World Heritage property
15 Amending or revoking a