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Convicted wildlife trafficker deported after serving term of imprisonment

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08 April 2022
A Malaysian national was deported today 8 April 2022 after serving a jail sentence for attempting to export native reptiles out of Australia.

Companies to pay $250,000 after clearing protected black cockatoo habitat

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28 January 2022
Three Western Australian companies will pay $250,000 as part of an enforceable undertaking after contravening Australia’s national environment law,…

Company to pay $1.5 million after clearing native vegetation

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21 December 2021
A Queensland company will pay more than $1.5 million as part of an enforceable undertaking following a contravention of the Environment Protection…

Amendments to export rules finalised

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17 December 2021
Amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021 have been made.

Jam Land remediation determination affirmed

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10 December 2021
The remediation determination issued to Jam Land Pty Ltd (Jam Land) on 28 April 2020 was affirmed today by the Delegate to the Minister for the…

Have your say on export amendments

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03 November 2021
Public consultation is now open on proposed amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021.

Victorian company penalised for breaching ozone protection laws

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13 October 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment has issued an infringement notice to a company for breaching the Ozone Protection and Synthetic…

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