The Property Council welcomes the opportunity to comment on the exposure draft of amendment regulations and discussion paper, Environmental Protection Amendment Regulations 2022.
The Property Council is generally supportive of the proposed changes to the EP Act, however, it believes a bolder reform agenda would deliver better red-tape reduction and mitigate against future delays. The proposal to reduce the number of planning schemes that are required to be assessed by the EPA is a positive step forward in streamlining decision making on planning matters, but the scope of changes should be expanded to all amendments that do not have significant impacts to the environment.Â
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