EnvA has called for the proposed legislative changes to be rejected, warning it would significantly expand ministerial powers while reducing transparency, public consultation and appeal rights. The Bill would fundamentally alter the balance between development facilitation and public accountability, with implications for communities, landholders and environmental decision-making across Queensland.
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Queensland’s ‘pay-to-destroy’ offsets system is failing biodiversity
EnvA has urged the Queensland Government to undertake a fundamental review of its environmental offsets framework, warning the current system has become a “pay-to-destroy” model that is failing to halt biodiversity decline. EnvA says genuine reform must prioritise avoiding environmental damage and delivering real conservation outcomes, rather than relying on financial payments that cannot replace lost habitat.
EnvA warns environmental offsets must not become a licence to destroy nature
EnvA has urged the Federal Government to strengthen its proposed Environmental Offsets Standard, warning that weak offset rules could legitimise ongoing destruction of nationally important environmental values. EnvA argues that if suitable offsets cannot be secured, projects should not be approved, and that permanent habitat loss cannot be compensated through temporary protection measures or “pay-to-destroy” offset schemes.
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