Documents Regarding The Environment Protection And Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (reconsiderations) Bill 2025.

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This ministerial brief from March 2025 sought approval for the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025, which would amend EPBC Act reconsideration provisions to remove the Minister's ability to revoke past decisions on whether actions require environmental assessment under the Act, subject to specified criteria. The department's recommendation cited government commitment to providing "certainty and fairness" for industry, workers and communities affected by decision reconsiderations. A risk-based desktop analysis determined the amendment would apply to less than a specified percentage of all EPBC-referred projects. The brief noted the amendment's application to two active reconsideration requests of NCA-PM decisions, though specific details were redacted. The Minister was asked to approve the bill text, explanatory memorandum, and statement of human rights compatibility for introduction to Parliament on 25 March 2025.