Overview
The federal government registered the Environment Protection Reform Legislation Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 on 25 June 2026. The regulations made consequential amendments to nine existing environment protection regulations.
Administering department and authorising legislation
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water administered these regulations. They were authorised under five Acts, including the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989.
Dates and duration
The regulations applied from 25 June 2026 to 15 September 2026, after which they were repealed.
Scope of changes
The source document does not specify what changes the amendments made to the underlying regulations. The full instrument is available at https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026L00826.
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