Session 17. Oral Presentation for: Australia’s reformed environment protection and biodiversity conservation framework: what it means for oil and gas

Presented on 20 May 2026: Session 17 The passage of the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 marks the most significant overhaul of Australia’s federal environmental approvals framework in a generation. The Environment Protection Reform Act 2025 recast the environment protection and biodiversity conservation (EPBC) framework as a standards-based system, supported by new institutions, expanded compliance powers and limited approval discretion. For the oil and gas sector, the practical conseque