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Morrison government’s environment watchdog a ‘toothless tiger’ We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Experts warn the Morrison government’s proposed environmental approvals watchdog lacks the necessary powers to fix ongoing failures in the major project approval system. Environment Minister Sussan Ley lodged a bill with Parliament on Thursday to hand the Commonwealth’s powers under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act to state governments, to make the assessment system for developers more efficient. Environment Minister Sussan Ley. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen. Ms Ley’s bill also proposed a set of national standards to regulate the states’ performance, which would be overseen by a new assurance commissioner to ensure “the highest national environmental standards are met, regardless of who approves a project”.

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