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  • Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water www.dcceew.gov.au

    Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) www.edo.org.au

    EDO is an environmental legal centre.

    Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) Tel (pollution watch line): 1300 372 842 (24/7) www.epa.vic.gov.au

    EPA Vic is Victoria’s lead environmental regulator.

    Victorian Conservation Regulator (OCR) www.vic.gov.au/about-us-conservation-regulator

    OCR is Victoria’s lead regulator for the protection of wildlife and forests.

    Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) www.envirojustice.org.au

    EJA is a legal practice that specialises in environmental law. EJA publishes information about Victorian environmental law and provides targeted access to justice for communities facing environmental justice issues.

    Lawyers for Forests www.lawyersforforests.org.au

    Sustainability Victoria www.sustainability.vic.gov.au

    Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) www.deeca.vic.gov.au

    Victorian Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) www.dtp.vic.gov.au

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Chapter: 11.3: Environment and planning law

Contributor: Dr Dru Marsh, Senior Adjunct Lecturer, Public Service Research Group, School of Business, UNSW Canberra; Night Service contributor, Fitzroy Legal Service; Glenn Osboldstone, Senior Lawyer, DTP Legal; and Deborah Hollingworth, Manager, Aboriginal Strategy and Partnerships, Environment Protection Authority Victoria

Current as of: 1 September 2024

Law Handbook Page: 943

Next Section: 11.4: Community Activism

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