Submissions

Submission by the Environment Centre NT to the Legislative Scrutiny Committee on the Pipelines and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Industry Development) Bill 2026.

The Northern Australia Conservation Alliance (NACA) submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia’s Inquiry into Preparing for Emerging Industries Across Northern Australia.The NACA is a newly formed coalition of peak conservation organisations...

The proposed draft National Environmental Standards are the requirements that guide environmental decision making across Australia. ECNT submits that the draft National Environmental Standards as currently written do not provide appropriately strong and enforceable...

Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) has applied to extract over 10,000ML of groundwater over two licences at Newcastle Waters station and Tandyidgee Station, near Elliott NT, for irrigated agriculture including cotton. Read our submission here. 

Santos proposes an appraisal project on Beetaloo Station that could lead to significantly expanded onshore gas development in the Beetaloo Basin. Read ECNT's submission on Environmental Management Plan 161 here.  Find additional independent reviews...

Top End Pastoral Company have referred part of their land clearing plans at Claravale Station and Farm under the National Environment Laws. Read ECNT's submission here. 

Southern Cross Agri have applied for a pastoral land clearing permit to clear 3269.37 hectares on Spirit Hills Station as part of the Sweetwater Agricultural Development Stage 1. Read our submission here.  

Inpex referred the terrestrial pipeline component of their Bonaparte carbon dumping project under the EPBC Act. 

Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd has applied to extract 260ML of groundwater per year from the Cambrian Limestone Aquifer for fracking activities. Read the full submission to Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd's water extraction licence application...