What's in the MPFA fact sheets

These fact sheets have been prepared in consultation with relevant Australian Government regulators and provide an overview of Australian Government legislative approvals that commonly apply to major projects in Australia.

Note: these fact sheets only provide an introduction to key approvals. Please contact the Major Projects Facilitation Agency to discuss your project’s approval obligations in more detail.

Fact sheets for regulatory approvals

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984

pdf · 0.71 MB docx · 0.81 MB

Airports Act 1996 (building requirements)

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Airports Act 1996 (protected airspace requirements)

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Australian Jobs Act 2013

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Australian Marine Parks

pdf · 0.34 MB docx · 0.26 MB

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

pdf · 0.35 MB docx · 0.25 MB

Biosecurity Act 2015

pdf · 0.74 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.81 MB

Customs Act 1901

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Defence Act 1903

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Defence Trade Controls Act 2012

pdf · 0.78 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Export Control Act 2020

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Fisheries Management Act 1991

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Heavy Vehicle National Law

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Imported Food Control Act 1992

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facility Security Act 2003

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Migration Act 1958

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Narcotic Drugs Act 1967

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Native Title Act 1993

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Navigation Act 2012

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Offshore Minerals Act 1994

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (greenhouse gas storage activities)

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (petroleum activities)

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Radiocommunications Act 1992

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020

pdf · 0.72 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Telecommunications Act 1997 (Schedule 3A requirements)

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB

Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018

pdf · 0.73 MB docx · 0.82 MB