Review of the interaction between the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and agriculture and food production

About the document

The Australian Government recognises that the sustainable development of a productive and internationally competitive agriculture and food production sector is vital to our economy and regional communities, and is committed to reducing barriers to its growth.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) promotes the ecologically sustainable use of natural resources, and provides a regulatory framework to manage and protect matters of national environmental significance.

The Review is to examine the interaction between the EPBC Act and the agriculture and food production sector, in order to identify regulatory and non-regulatory improvements to assist this sector while maintaining environmental standards.