The australian environment protection and biodiversity conservation act 1999: What role for the commonwealth in environmental impact assessment?

Australian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-36

  Padgett, Rachelle ^a   Kriwoken, Lorne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84863435933     PISSN: 13221698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2001.10648510     Document Type: Article

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