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Committee's Report

The committee tabled its report of the inquiry on 19 August 2013.

The report is available for download from the following link: Report No. 27, Nature Conservation (Protected Plants) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013.

Government response: View: Government's response to Report No. 27 –  Nature Conservation (Protected Plants) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013. Tabled on 16 October 2013 by Hon. Andrew Powell MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection.

About the Bill

On 21 May 2013, Hon Andrew Powell MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection, introduced the Nature Conservation (Protected Plants) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013.

The Bill was referred to the Agriculture, Resources and Environment Committee in accordance with Standing Order 131.

The committee will examine the policies the Bill seeks to give effect to, the Bill’s lawfulness, and the application of fundamental legislative principles, as set out in section 4 of the Legislative Standards Act 1992.

The committee must report to Parliament on the Bill by 19 August 2013.

The Bill forms the first stage of amendments that are required to facilitate the implementation of a new legislative framework for protected plants. The Bill will amend primary legislation, including the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and the Vegetation Management Act 1999 in order to lay the foundations for subsequent changes to relevant subordinate legislation.

The review of the protected plants framework arose out of a need to contemporise the framework, and to assess its currency and effectiveness in achieving the conservation and preservation of threatened plants. Businesses, landholders and other interested parties operating under the framework identified that the existing legislation concerning protected plants is complicated and burdensome, and difficult for operators to interpret and regulators to effectively implement and administer. These factors have led to a lack of compliance with regulatory requirements and, in turn, poor conservation outcomes for protected plants.

View: Nature Conservation (Protected Plants) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013
View: Explanatory notes for the Nature Conservation (Protected Plants) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013
View: Explanatory Speech by the Minister

Call for Submissions

Submissions closed on 5 July 2013.

Submissions are now available under the "Submissions" tab at the top of the page.

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