Impact of the Australian Government’s 2025 environment protection reforms on Queensland
The QPC has been asked by the Queensland Government to undertake a public inquiry into the impacts of the Australian Government’s 2025 reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) on Queensland.
The inquiry will examine how the reforms affect Queensland in practice, by focussing on regulatory burden, economic impacts, implementation risks and operational arrangements. Where relevant, options are to be identified to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden and improve regulatory efficiency.
Impact of 2025 Environment Protection Reforms inquiry — Call for Submissions
The QPC has released its Call for Submissions inviting all stakeholders to make a submission to the inquiry.
All interested stakeholders are encouraged to subscribe to receive updates on opportunities for consultation, the release of reports and other inquiry information.
Inquiry Documents
Key dates
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Terms of reference
13th April 2026 -
Call for submissions
29th May 2026 -
Stakeholder consultation (incl. regional visits)
June–July 2026 -
Due date for initial submissions
13th July 2026 -
Interim Report released
November 2026 -
Further stakeholder consultation and call for submissions
November–December 2026 -
Final Report submitted to Government
13th April 2027 -
Final Report released
Following Queensland Government response