What is the role of the Australian Government in the approval process?
The national environment law only gives the federal environment minister the power to intervene where an action may have a significant impact on nationally protected matters. There are seven matters protected under this legislation. These are: • world heritage sites • national heritage places • wetlands of international importance (often called “Ramsar” wetlands after the international treaty under which such wetlands are listed) • nationally threatened species and ecological communities • migratory species • Commonwealth marine areas, and • nuclear actions. The Australian Government’s responsibility with the Gunns pulp mill project is confined to looking at significant impacts on nationally listed threatened species, nationally listed migratory species and the Commonwealth marine environment.
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