Documents regarding Nature Positive Plan and associated laws and framework

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This release contains emails, informal meeting notes and a South32 submission to DCCEEW's Nature Positive consultation, dated 2023 to 2024. The meeting notes record a 29 August 2023 meeting in Perth between DCCEEW officials and South32, where the company objected to the removal of "averted loss" offsets and to changes in regulatory posture, and was told projects already under assessment would not be affected. The South32 submission, dated 30 April 2024, argues the reform package is incomplete and the timeline too rapid. It seeks clearer definitions of "unacceptable impacts" and "more than compensate", transitional provisions, a fuller regional planning framework, and penalties and termination grounds it says are excessive or uncertain. It also raises concerns about restoration contributions and the EPA's proposed powers. No specific site, species, EPBC decision or quantified environmental data is disclosed, and no departmental assessment advice is included.