Environmental Reporting Amendment Bill

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This bill would amend the Environmental Reporting Act 2015. Among other things, the amendments would restate the purpose of the Act to clarify its intended use and outcomes of reporting, reduce the frequency of synthesis reports (state of the environment reports), strengthen the mechanisms for data collection and set data collection standards, and add drivers and outlooks as required components of environmental reports.