2010 is the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity. In Australia, laws intended to protect and conserve biodiversity are under review at both the Commonwealth and State level.

On Tuesday 2 March you are invited to join the EDO lawyers working on these issues to hear a critical overview of these developments and an analysis of what the future is likely to hold.

Topics will include:
• the Hawke review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
• the Victorian government’s Land and Biodiversity White Paper and its recommendations for legislative reform
• the Victorian Auditor General's report on the Administration of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
• the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission’s review of environmental regulation
• the Bushfire Royal Commission’s examination of planning laws, native vegetation clearing controls and public land management.