'Laws are so weak': action needed to stop Australia's animal extinction crisis – senators

Existing legislation requires 'complete overhaul' to prevent the decline of species, committee warns

A Senate committee examining Australia's animal extinction crisis has recommended new environment laws to try to halt the decline of threatened species.

The laws, proposed in an interim report by the committee, would include a new, independent national environmental protection authority that would have sufficient powers and funding to enforce compliance with environment law.