About Us

About EPHC

The objective of the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) is to ensure the protection of the environment and heritage of Australia and New Zealand.

The members of the EPHC are Ministers, not necessarily environment Ministers, from participating jurisdictions (ie. Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments, the New Zealand Government, and the Papua New Guinea Government). Scroll down to see the list of members.

About NEPC

The National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) has two primary functions:

to make National Environment Protection Measures (NEPMs)
to assess and report on the implementation and effectiveness of NEPMs in participating jurisdictions.

The NEPC is a statutory body with law making powers established under the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Commonwealth), and corresponding legislation in other Australian jurisdictions.

The members of the NEPC are Ministers, not necessarily environment Ministers, from the participating jurisdictions (i.e. Commonwealth, State or Territory Governments). Scroll down to see the list of members.

About the NEPC Service Corporation

The NEPC Service Corporation is a Commonwealth statutory authority which provides project management services and administrative support to both EPHC and NEPC in the development of national environmental policy and NEPMs.

Members of EPHC and NEPC

Currently, the following ministers make up the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC). An asterisk (*) denotes members of both EPHC and NEPC.

Commonwealth	The Hon Peter Garrett MP* (Chair) Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
New South Wales	The Hon John Robertson MLC Minister for Climate Change and the Environment
Victoria	The Hon Gavin Jennings MP* Minister for Environment and Climate Change
Queensland	The Hon Kate Jones MP* Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability
Western Australia	The Hon Donna Faragher JP MLC* Minister for the Environment,Youth
South Australia	The Hon Jay Weatherill MP* Minister for Environment and Conservation
Tasmania	The Hon Michelle O'Byrne MP* Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage
Australian Capital Territory	Mr Simon Corbell MLA* Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water
Northern Territory	The Hon Karl Hampton MLA Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage
New Zealand	The Hon Dr Nick Smith Minister for the Environment and Climate Change Issues
Papua New Guinea	The Hon Benny Allan Minister for Environment and Conservation (Observer)
Australian Local Government Association	Cr Bill Mitchell ALGA Vice President (Observer)