Beyond Environmental Law: Intersections between legal disciplines and the environment

16th and 17th February 2007

The Australian Centre for Environmental Law Sydney, University of Sydney Faculty of Law and the Environmental Defender's Office co-hosted this highly innovative two-day conference.

Experts, across a broad range of legal disciplines reflected on how their areas of law impact on the environment.

The Keynote Speaker was be Professor Kevin Gray from Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Professor Gray spoke on the topic “Can environmental regulation amount to a taking of common law property rights”.

The Conference was held at The Portside Centre, 207 Kent Street, Sydney.

The EDO and ACEL would like to thank the Conference sponsors for their generous support:

• The Australian Government
• The NSW Department of Environment and Conservation
• Mallesons Stephen Jaques
• The City of Sydney

Photos from the 2007 Conference

Welcome to country performed by Mrs Beryl Timbery Beller

Associate Professor Rosemary Lyster
Director, Australian Centre for Environmental Law, University of Sydney

Hon. Brian Preston
Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of NSW

David O'Donnell
Partner Mallesons
introducing the Keynote Speaker

Keynote speaker Professor Kevin Gray
Trinity College, University of Cambridge

the audience on day 1

Adjunct Professor Tony Blackshield
University of NSW

David Heilpern
Magistrate

Tony McAvoy,
Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers

Associate Professor Hope Ashiabor
Macquarie University

Karen Bubna-Litic
Senior Lecurer, University of Technology, Sydney

Dr Peter Cashman
Special Counsel, Maurice Blackburn Cashman Lawyers

Associate Professor Elisabeth Peden
University of Sydney

Gordon Renouf
Australian Consumer Association

Jessie Connell
University of Sydney

Professor Jan McDonald
Griffith University

Conference delegates

Conference delegates

Apologies to Professor Margaret Allars/University of Sydney whose photo we were unable to take.