{"id":"F2012L02158","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Proclamation 2012","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-amendment-independent-expert-scientific-committ","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90131,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02158-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Proclamation 2012","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Proclamation 2012\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Act 2012\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Act 2012, fix 9 November 2012 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  \nGreat Seal of Australia  \non 8 November 2012\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  \nGovernor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nTONY BURKE\n\nMinister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1491},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation that activates the amending Act without altering its substantive scope. It simply fixes the date on which the statutory committee and related provisions come into force."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative schemes","Purely administrative machinery with no substantive regulatory content"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation **activates** the amendments that created the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development, fixing **9 November 2012** as the start date.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Brings into force Schedule 1 of the amending Act, which establishes a statutory committee of independent scientists\n- Gives the Committee legal authority to research and advise on water-related impacts of coal seam gas and large coal mining projects\n- From this date, federal and state decision-makers must consider the Committee's scientific advice when assessing these developments under national environment laws\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is the legal trigger that switched on the Commonwealth's independent scientific oversight of the coal seam gas and coal mining industries, ensuring that water resource risks are assessed by experts rather than just regulators or project proponents."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-amendment-independent-expert-scientific-committ","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-amendment-independent-expert-scientific-committ/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-amendment-independent-expert-scientific-committ/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-amendment-independent-expert-scientific-committ/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-amendment-independent-expert-scientific-committ/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-amendment-independent-expert-scientific-committ/documents"}}