Welcome to the Environment Protection and Heritage Council website
The Environment Protection and Heritage Council of Australia and
The Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) addresses broad national policy issues relating to environmental protection, particularly in regard to air, water, and waste matters. The EPHC also addresses natural, Indigenous and historic heritage issues.
The EPHC incorporates the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC). The NEPC is a statutory body under the NEPC Acts of the Commonwealth, the states and the territories. The NEPC meets simultaneously with the EPHC.
The NEPC Service Corporation provides support and assistance to both EPHC and NEPC.
This website contains information, reports, and relevant documents associated with both EPHC and NEPC projects.
Tips on how to best use this website
If you are looking for a particular document but are not sure what category it is located under from the list on the left-hand side, please use the 'Search' function located at the top right-hand side of the screen. Alternatively, the 'News' tab (near top of screen) will take you to a page which lists the most recently released documents with the newest at the top.