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1. Introduction

1.1 What is Environmental Law?

1.2 Sources of Environmental Law

1.3 Role of Government

1.4 Enforcement

1.5 Public Participation

1.6 Evidence Collecting and Environmental Investigations

2. NSW Planning Laws

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2.1 LEPs & SEPPs

2.2 DAs & Consents

2.3b State Significant Development and State Significant Infrastructure

2.4 Land & Environment Court

2.5 Class 4 Proceedings in the Land and Environment Court

2.6 Western Lands

3. Commonwealth Environmental Laws

3.2 Commonwealth Heritage Protection

3.3 Commonwealth Threatened Species Law

4. Pollution

4.1 Air, Water & Noise

4.2 Waste Management

4.3 Contaminated Land

4.4 Chemicals & Pesticides

4.5 Private Nuisance

4.6 Water Quality Assessment

4.7 Air Quality - Dust Monitoring

5. Natural Resources

5.1a Coal Seam Gas (CSG)

5.1b Strategic Regional Land Use policy package

5.3 Trees and Native Vegetation

5.3a Trees (including tree disputes)

5.4 Water Management

5.5 Coastal Protection

5.6 Groundwater

6. Biodiversity

6.1 Threatened Species & Ecological Communities

6.2 Protecting Native Animals & Plants

6.3 Protected Areas

6.4 Conservation on Private Land

6.6 Biodiversity Assessments

7. Heritage

7.1 NSW Heritage Law

8. Environmental Law for Aboriginal Communities

8.1 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

8.2 Accessing Country

8.3 Managing Country

9. Government Accountability

9.1 ICAC, Ombudsman & Auditor General

9.2 Access to Information

10. Your rights under the law

10.1 Submissions, Letters & Petitions

10.1a Including conditions in your submission

10.2 Engaging the Media

10.3 Access to Information

10.4 Speaking Out in Public

10.5 Incorporating an Environmental Group

10.6 Engaging with Corporations

10.7. Environmental Protest & Criminal Law

10.8. Legal Advice and Litigation

10.9 Reducing the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of a Small Office

EDO NSW produces a range of plain English Fact Sheets to explain different aspects of New South Wales and Commonwealth laws which affect the environment and environmental campaigning.

While we aim to be as accurate as possible, sometimes mistakes are made.

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