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Acknowledgments

This Guide is based on the outstanding foundational work of David Mossop and previous members of the Environmental Defender's Office in putting together the Non-Violent Action Handbook, without which this edition would have been a much more difficult project.

The Guide is a substantially different resource. First and foremost, it has been rewritten from the standpoint of campaigners. Amongst other things, this means that the Handbook is a much bigger proposition. It contains eighteen chapters, with a focus on specific areas - including chapters on inclosed lands, on the street, forestry areas, national parks and protected areas, foreshores and Commonwealth land.

Many people have been consulted during the conception and writing of the new Guide. With apologies to those we may have forgotten, the following people should be mentioned: Michael Bozic, Steve Bolt, Scott Corish, Blake Dyer, Andrew Haesler, SC, Andrew Martin, Miranda Nagy and David Rolph.

We would like to acknowledge the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority who kindly supplied a map of the Sydney Harbour Foreshore area, as well as photographs by Greenpeace, Pepe Clarke and Ron Withington courtesy of Blue Mountains Conservation Society.

Numerous texts and resources were invaluable in providing background information, and an understanding of the issues.


  1. Brown D, Farrier D, Egger S, McNamara L and Steel A (2006) Criminal Laws 4 th Edition, Federation Press.

    Steve Bolt Protest and Civil Rights , available on the National Association of Community Legal Centre website at www.naclc.org.au/activist.

    NSW Young Lawyers Criminal Law Committee (2004) A Practitioner's Guide to the Criminal Law, 3 rd Edition, Young Lawyers.

    Roger Douglas (2004) Dealing with Demonstrations: the Law of Public Protest and its Enforcement, Federation Press.

    Baker D, Blay S, Corbin L and Gibson A (2002) Torts Law: In Principle 3 rd Edition, Thomson Law Book Company.

    Aronson M and Hunter J (2005) Litigation: Evidence and Procedure 7 th Edition, Butterworths.

    University of Technology, Sydney Community Law Centre (see www.law.uts.edu.au/clc ).