Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025
Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to enable a Board for a Commonwealth reserve to continue making decisions after a management plan expires, provided those decisions are consistent with the expired management plan.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Became law
| Act | Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Act 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number | No. 51, 2025 |
| Assent | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Status | In force |
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 21 Oct 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au.
Progress
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| House | |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Assent |
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.