SIMON Corbell has introduced a new Nature Conservation Bill into the Legislative Assembly.

The Bill is a result of a review of the Nature Conservation Act 1980.

Key aspects of the Bill include:

• an enhanced role for the Conservator of Flora and Fauna in monitoring and management for nature conservation
• an increased alignment between the ACT legislation and the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
• facilitation of more flexible and innovative approaches to management of species and ecosystems
• the addition of resource protection areas that will allow restricted access to parts of reserves to enhance rehabilitation efforts or protect sensitive breeding habitat of threatened species