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In a bold statement, Watt emphasized the importance of a newly independent National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA), asserting that it would provide robust compliance and enforcement oversight. This move aims to better safeguard our cherished environment and ensure that those who attempt to harm it face severe consequences. NEPA’s creation is part of a comprehensive suite of proposed reforms to environmental legislation. These reforms include the introduction of new national environmental standards, revisions to environmental offset policies, and significantly increased penalties for businesses that violate environmental laws. However, not everyone is on board with these changes. Sussan Ley has criticized Labor’s proposed reforms, labeling them an “environmental approvals disaster” due to the additional bureaucracy they would impose.
