Q1. Which legislation governs environmental laws at Federal Level? What does this cover? Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:

At a federal level the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, administered by the Federal Department of the Environment oversees matters of national environmental significance.

At a federal level the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

This central piece of legislation relates to matters such as world and heritage listed regions, marine conservation, protection of wetlands, fauna and flora, ecological communities, importation and hazardous waste.