Correspondence Between WA Government Regarding Draft Bilateral Agreement.

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DCCEEW's Environment Assessments West Branch sought feedback from Western Australia's Department of Water and Environmental Regulation on a draft ministerial letter proposing negotiations for new bilateral agreements under the recently reformed EPBC Act. The correspondence, dated March 17, 2026, indicates DCCEEW was implementing EPBC Act reforms through bilateral agreements and requested WA input on jurisdictional considerations by March 19, 2026, with the intention of having the Minister sign letters the following week to progress discussions. The document provides no specific environmental projects, species, or regulatory decisions, instead focusing on the procedural framework for establishing updated bilateral arrangements between federal and state environmental authorities.