State of the Environment reports
12 State of the Environment reports
Head to prepare and publish reports
The Head of Environment Information Australia must, on or before 15 December every second year, prepare and publish a report on the environment in the Australian jurisdiction (a State of the Environment report) on a website maintained by the Department.
Preparation and content of reports
A State of the Environment report must:
contain information about, and analysis of trends relating to, the state of the environment; and
contain information about, and analysis relating to progress towards meeting, the national environmental goals; and
deal with any other matters prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.
This subsection does not limit the content of the report.
In particular, a State of the Environment report is to draw on and reflect the knowledge and insights of:
persons with scientific expertise in relation to the state of the environment; and
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, recognising the significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ knowledge of the management of land and the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
The Head may, in preparing a State of the Environment report, seek assistance, input or information from such persons as the Head determines.
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