What is an ‘action’?What is an ‘action’?

What is an ‘action’?

An action is defined in the EPBC Act as ‘a project, a development, an undertaking, an activity or a series of activities, or an alteration of any of these things.’ Sometimes, these actions can be obvious, such as:

refurbishment;

construction;

demolition;

alterations and modifications;

maintenance;

infrastructure works; and

landscape works.

Other times, these actions can be less obvious, such as activities or works that are visual rather than physical, temporary rather than permanent or that result in a change in use. All aspects of an action should be considered when assessing if there may be an impact to the heritage values, such as site preparation, access and decanting.

It is important to note that an action should be considered at its broadest possible scope when assessing the potential to impacts to the heritage values.