Environment Protection Reform Commencement Proclamation (No. 1) 2026

Environment Protection Reform Commencement Proclamation (No. 1) 2026

I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2(1) of the Environment Protection Reform Act 2025, fix 20 February 2026 as the day on which the following items in Schedule 1 to that Act commence:

 (a) item 2;

 (b) item 5;

 (c) item 8;

 (d) item 11;

 (e) item 14;

 (f) item 17;

 (g) item 20;

 (h) item 23;

 (i) item 26;

 (j) item 32;

 (k) item 40;

 (l) item 43;

 (m) item 46;

 (n) item 49;

 (o) item 52;

 (p) item 55;

 (q) item 58;

 (r) item 61;

 (s) item 64;

 (t) item 66;

 (u) item 68;

 (v) item 71;

 (w) item 74;

 (x) items 156 and 157;

 (y) item 164;

 (z) item 178;

 (za) item 187;

 (zb) item 240;

 (zc) item 245;

 (zd) items 256 to 282;

 (ze) item 287 (to the extent it adds Subdivision D of Division 1 of Part 10);

 (zf) items 288 to 290;

 (zg) items 292 and 293;

 (zh) items 295 to 298;

 (zi) item 315;

 (zj) item 317;

 (zk) items 432 to 445;

 (zl) items 447 and 448;

 (zm) items 554 to 566;

 (zn) items 569 and 570;

 (zo) item 574 (to the extent it inserts subsection 515(1A));

 (zp) items 575 and 576;

 (zq) items 583 and 584;

 (zr) item 591 (to the extent it inserts the definitions of advisory body and approval);

 (zs) items 597 to 603;

 (zt) item 604 (to the extent it inserts the definition of Commonwealth entity);

 (zu) item 613;

 (zv) item 614 (to the extent it inserts the definitions of Indigenous Advisory Committee, national environmental standard and national interest exemption);

 (zw) item 616 (to the extent it inserts the definitions of Part 13 exemption, protected information, relevant information and responsible person);

 (zx) item 618 (to the extent it inserts the definitions of State or Territory government body, statement of expectations and statement of intent);

 (zy) item 618A.

Signed and Sealed with the

Great Seal of Australia on

19 February 2026

Sam Mostyn

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Murray Watt

Minister for the Environment and Water