Western Australia EPBC Bilateral Agreement

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Western Australia is advancing a bilateral agreement with the Commonwealth government to unify environmental assessment processes. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed to develop and implement a bilateral assessment agreement, with the ambition for a bilateral approval agreement to follow. This is part of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) reforms passed in December, which created a pathway for states and territories to share information with the Commonwealth.