The information contained in this fact sheet is current as at 14 June 2007.
The Environmental Defender’s Office is a community legal centre that specialises in public interest environmental law, with offices in Sydney and Lismore.
The Environmental Defender’s Office provides free initial legal advice on environmental law matters via the Environmental Law Advice Line.
To speak to a duty solicitor:
Northern Rivers residents call 1300 369 791, Mon-Fri. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
The Environmental Defender’s Office (NSW) is one of nine independent environmental law centres in Australia. For more information about the National EDO Network, visit www.edo.org.au.
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Level 9, 299 Elizabeth St
Sydney NSW 2000
DX 643 Sydney
Tel: 61 2 8898 6500
www.piac.asn.au
Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH)
Level 1 46 - 48 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9264 5444
www.piac.asn.au
Combined Community Legal Centres Group
c17 99 Jones Street
Ultimo NSW 2007
Tel: 61 2 9212 7333
Fax: 61 2 9212 7332
www.nswclc.org.au
Law Society of New South Wales
170 Phillip Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9926 0333
www.lawsociety.com.au
Referrals to private solicitors.
Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales
Ground Floor 323 Castlereagh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9219 5000
www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC)
State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9273 1558, Fax: 61 2 9273 1250
http://liac.sl.nsw.gov.au
Australasian Legal Information Institute
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and University of NSW
www.austlii.edu.au
Attorney-General’s Department
Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit
Barton ACT 2600
Tel: 61 2 6250 6666, Fax: 61 2 6250 5900
Canberra:
Canprint, PO Box 279
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Tel: 61 2 6295 4422, Fax: 61 2 6295 4473
Parramatta:
Shop 24 Horwood Place
Parramatta NSW 2150
Tel: 61 2 9893 8466, Fax: 61 2 9893 8213
Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
Level 23, AMP Centre, 50 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9321 3333, Fax: 61 2 9232 4796
Government Information Service
Goodsell Building, Cnr Hunter & Elizabeth Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9743 7200
Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)
Head Office:
Floor 1, 60 Leicester St
Carlton VIC 3053
Ph: 61 3 9345 1111 or 1800 332 510 (free call)
Fax: 61 3 9345 1166
Sydney Office:
Suite 504, 32 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Ph: 61 2 8270 9900
Fax: 61 2 8270 9988
www.acfonline.org.au
Greening Australia (NSW)
142 Addison Road
Marrickville NSW 2204
Tel: 61 2 9560 9144, Fax: 61 2 9550 0576
www.greeningaustralia.org.au
Greenpeace
Level 4 35-39 Liverpool St
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9261 4666
www.greenpeace.org.au
Landcare (NSW)
PO Box 5666
West Chatswood NSW 1515
Tel: 61 2 9412 1040, Fax: 61 2 9412 1060
www.landcarensw.org
Mineral Policy Institute (MPI)
PO Box 89
Erskineville NSW 2043
Tel: 61 2 9557 9019
www.mpi.org.au
National Parks Association of NSW (NPA)
Level 9, 91 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9299 0000
www.npansw.org.au
Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC)
Level 2, 301 Kent St
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 61 2 9279 2466, Fax: 02 9279 2499
www.nccnsw.org.au
The Wilderness Society (TWS)
Suite 402 Level 4 64-76 Kippax Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Tel: 61 2 9282 9553
www.wilderness.org.au
The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
www.iucn.org
Total Environment Centre (TEC)
Level 4, 78 Liverpool Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Mail: PO Box A176 Sydney South NSW 1235
Ph: 61 2 9261 3437, fax: 61 2 9261 3990
www.tec.nccnsw.org.au
WWF Australia
Level 13, 235 Jones St
Ultimo NSW 2007
Mail: GPO Box 528
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9281 5515, Fax: 61 2 9281 1060
www.wwf.org.au
NSW government departments are currently being reorganised. We will update this factsheet as soon as the new details are available.
Department of Environment and Climate Change (formerly Department of Enviroment and Conservation)
Information Centre (Sydney CBD)
Street address: Level 14, 59-61 Goulburn Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Postal address: PO Box A290,
Sydney South NSW 1232
Ph: 131 555 (environment information and publications requests), Ph: 1300 361 967 (national parks information and publications requests) or (02) 9995 5000, TTY: (02) 9211 4723 (telephone typewriter for hearing impaired callers), Fax: (02) 9995 5999
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/index.htm
DECC Agencies
Department of Water and Energy (formerly Dept of Natural Resources and Dept of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability)
www.dwe.nsw.gov.au
Department of Local Government (Head Office)
5 O’Keefe St,
Nowra NSW
Tel: 61 2 4428 4100, Fax: 61 2 4428 4199
(Sydney Office) Level 9, 323 Castlereagh St
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9289 4000, Fax: 61 2 9289 4099
www.dlg.nsw.gov.au
Department of Primary Industries
Head Office
161 Kite Street,
Orange NSW 2800
Tel: 61 2 6391 3100, Fax: 61 2 6391 3336,
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au
Agencies of DPI
Independent Commission Against Corruption
Level 21, 133 Castlereagh St
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 8281 5999, Tel (Toll free): 1800 463 909, Fax: 61 2 9264 5364,
www.icac.nsw.gov.au
Land and Environment Court
Level 4, 225 Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9228 8388
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lec/lec.nsf/pages/index
NSW Heritage Office and Heritage Council
3 Marist Place
Parramatta NSW 2124
Mail: Locked Bag 5020
Parramatta NSW 2124
Tel: 61 2 9873 8500, Fax: 61 2 9873 8599
www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
NSW Office of Fair Trading
Department of Commerce
1 Fitzwilliam Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
Tel: 13 32 20 (general inquiries)
www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
NSW Ombudsman
Lvl 24, 580 George St
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel (Toll free): 1800 451 524
www.ombo.nsw.gov.au
NSW Parliament
Tel: 61 2 9230 2111
www.parliament.nsw.gov.au
Office of the Commissioners of Inquiry of Environment and Planning
Level 13, Thakral House,
301 George St
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9299 2904
www.coi.nsw.gov.au
Sydney Catchment Authority
Danallan House, Level 2, 311 High Street
Penrith NSW 2750
Mail: PO Box 323
Penrith NSW 2751.
Tel: 1300 722 468, fax: 61 2 4732 3666
www.sca.nsw.gov.au
Waterways Authority
James Craig Rd
Rozelle NSW 2039
Tel: 61 2 9563 8511, Fax: 61 2 9563 8522
www.waterways.nsw.gov.au
Contact the Waterways Authority, your local council or the police for help regarding noise control for non-scheduled activities.
WorkCover Information Centre (Head Office)
92-100 Donnison Street
Gosford NSW 2250
Tel: 131 050
www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (NSW Office)
Level 7, Angel Place, 123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9230 9133
www.accc.gov.au
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
(National Office) 470 Northbourne Ave
Dickson ACT 2602,
Tel: 61 2 6243 1111,
www.accc.gov.au
Australian Heritage Council
GPO Box 787,
Canberra ACT 2601,
Tel: 61 2 6274 2111
www.ahc.gov.au
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
John Curtin House, 22 Brisbane Ave,
Barton, ACT 2600,
Tel: 61 2 6272 5158,
www.apvma.gov.au
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPNSA)
The Committee on Electromagnetic Energy Public Health Issues – Publications,
Tel: 03 9433 2211,
www.arpansa.gov.au/eme_pubs.htm
Australian Tax Office
Tel: 13 28 66,
www.ato.gov.au.
See website for regional offices
Commonwealth Parliament
Tel: 61 2 6277 7111,
www.aph.gov.au
EPBC Compliance and Enforcement
Approvals and Wildlife Division
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: 61 2 6274 1449 or 61 2 6274 1616, Fax: 61 2 6274 1878,
www.deh.gov.au/epbc/compliance/index.html
Environment Protection and Heritage Council
Level 5, 81 Flinders Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Tel: 61 2 8419 1200, Fax: 61 2 8224 0912
www.ephc.gov.au
National Trust of Australia
Observatory Hill, Watson Rd
The Rocks NSW 2000
Mail: GPO Box 518,
Sydney, NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9258 0123
www.nationaltrust.org.au
ABC All-Media Law Handbook, ABC Legal Department, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1997
Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council, Financial Liability for Contaminated Site Remediation, 1994
Environmental Defender's Office, A Guide to Non-Violent Action, the Environment and the Law, 1998. A practical guide for protest, including planning for non-violent action, legal threats, and going to court.
Working the System (2nd ed. 2003) A guide for citizens, consumers and communities. How to get information, to get heard and get what you want. Available from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Tel: 61 2 9299 7833, or www.piac.asn.au/publications
Enabling EcoAction, Les Robinson and Andreas Glanznig (2003) Available in PDF form on media.socialchange.net.au/people/les/Enabling_EcoAction.pdf or in hard copy from WWF Australia.
Hunter, Salzman and Zaelke, International Environmental Law and Policy, 2nd edition Foundation Press
Farrier, Lyster & Pearson, Environmental Law Handbook, Redfern Legal Centre Publishing.
Planting The Seed: A Guide to Commonwealth Environmental Laws, Environmental Defender’s Office.
Neighbours: a practical legal guide to solving neighbourhood problems, Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, 2000.
Lipman, Zada & Bates, Gerry, Pollution Law in Australia, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2002
Farrier, David, The Environmental Law Handbook: Planning and Land Use in New South Wales, 3rd Ed. Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, 1999.
Bates, G.M. Environmental Law in Australia (5th ed). Butterworths 2002
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (New South Wales) Act 1994
Associations Incorporation Act 1984
Catchment Management Authorities Act 2003
Charitable Fundraising Act 1991
Coastal Protection Act 1979
Contaminated Land Management Act 1997
Crimes Act 1900
Criminal Records Act 1991
Dangerous Goods Act 1975
Defamation Act 1974
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
Environmental Trust Act 1998
Environmentally Hazardous Chemicals Act 1985
Fair Trading Act 1987
Fisheries Management Act 1994
Forestry Act 1916
Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998
Forestry Regulation 1999
Freedom of Information Act 1989
Heritage Act 1977
Historic Houses Act 1980
Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991
Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Legal Profession Act 1987
Limitation Act 1969
Local Government Act 1993
Mine Subsidence Compensation Act 1961
Mining Act 1992
Murray Darling Basin Act 1992
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
National Trust of Australia Act 1990
Native Vegetation Act 2003
Natural Resources Commission Act 2003
Nature Conservation Trust Act 2001
Noxious Weeds Act 1993
NSW Coastal Policy 1997
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983
Pesticides Act 1999
Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982
Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966
Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991
Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 1998
Protection of the Environment Operations (Noise Control Regulation) 2000
Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
Road and Rail Transport (Dangerous Goods) Act 1997
Rural Fires Act 1997
Rural Lands Protection Act 1989
Soil Conservation Act 1938
Stock (Chemical Residues) Act 1975
Stock Medicines Act 1989
Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1996
Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Unhealthy Building Land Act 1990
Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001
Waste Recycling and Processing Corporation Act 2001
Water Management Act 2000
Wilderness Act 1987
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
Agricultural & Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994
Agricultural Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992
Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975
Corporations Act 2001
Crimes Act 1914
Crown Lands Act 1989
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989
Heritage Act 1977
Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
Industrial Chemicals (Notification & Assessment) Act 1989
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975
Native Title Act 1993
Protection of Moveable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995
Telecommunications Act 1997
Telecommunications Code of Practice 1997
Trade Practices Act 1974
Title: Your Consumer Rights: Environmental Claims
Author: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Summary: A guide to some of the environmental claims made by corporations and individuals and how consumers can ensure such claims are genuine. Deals with Trade Practices legislation in the context of consumer protection.