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Developers will have to pay for contaminated sites reports to be independently certified, under Queensland reforms that will boost the number of accredited contaminated sites auditors operating in the state.

In a year of huge regulatory change for environmental managers, the Federal Government has started the process of handing core environmental responsibilities to states and abolishing carbon charges for large emitters, while all governments began targeting 'green tape'.

• Queensland finalises standard conditions for more industries
  
• BCA backs Queensland EPBC deal; 'Too broad', say NGOs
  
• Big step forward for BHPB efforts to remediate steelworks
  
• Victoria revises vehicle emission regulations

A high-level meeting between senior state environmental bureaucrats and representatives of Australia's largest companies has discussed a range of issues that could be regulated more consistently across the nation.

• WA to revamp water trading rules
  
• ACT opens its borders to other environment agencies
  
• Queensland to review contaminated sites legislation

• Queensland rules out plastic bag charges or bans
  
• NSW EPA approves council plan to manage contamination
  
• NSW issues new pollution orders to Nestlé
  
• Canola mill instructed to investigate odours
  
• Fuel spill at Caltex terminal

Environment and water ministers today approved changes to the contaminated sites NEPM, released a draft RIS on managing chemical environmental risks and proposed a national approach to biobanking.

Recent court cases highlight the huge potential costs to business arising from site contamination caused by fires and efforts to bring them under control, says the Australian Sustainable Business Group.

A company and director that spent more than $10 million complying with clean-up orders after a chemical fire blame poor firefighting for the contamination, but a related Supreme Court ruling on pollution insurance has gone against them.

• Queensland minister attacks Orica's 'long history' of breaches
  
• Ernst & Young develops carbon price guide for CFOs
  
• Ai Group and AusIndustry run carbon grants seminars
  
• Sydney City wins $3.75m trigeneration grant
  
• SA EPA invites contaminated sites auditor applications