National EPA
National Environmental Protection Agency
Australia's national environmental regulator, established on 1 July 2026 under the National Environmental Protection Agency Act 2025. Responsible for compliance and enforcement, permits and licences, and monitoring of accreditations and bilateral agreements under the EPBC Act, with further powers commencing by 1 December 2026.
- 2
- 0
- 3
Obligations enforced by National EPA (2)
- criticalCWLTHEPBC Act — assess + approve controlled actions affecting MNES
Any action likely to significantly impact Matters of National Environmental Significance needs federal approval.
- highCWLTHEPBC Act — National Heritage + Indigenous heritage values
Actions likely to have a significant impact on National Heritage Indigenous values require Commonwealth approval.
Scope topics
environmentepbccompliance