Are you planning a project or development, or changing the way that you use your land, which might have impacts on our environment? If so, you may need additional approvals under national law.

To help you work out what you need to do, the Australian Government has developed an information toolkit to explain our national environmental law—the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (The EPBC Act).

It is designed to protect our unique animals, plants, habitats and heritage places now and into the future.

The EPBC Act makes sure ‘matters of national environmental significance’ are identified, and any potential negative impacts on them are considered and managed before any changes in land use or new developments are approved.

You can find the information toolkit and a short video about the EBPC Act at here.