Briefing note on the NSW planning system review
September 2011
[PDF 419 KB]
Overview of the Australian Government’s Climate Change Scheme
Author: Richard Howarth
[PDF 177 KB]
Paper
The Repeal of Part 3A: an overview of recent changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
[PDF 160 KB]
The Law and Wombats Presented at the National Wombat Conference 2011,
19th March 2011
Author: BJ Kim
[PDF
618 KB]
Challenging Logging Operations in NSW
[PDF
211 KB]
Climate Justice: Human rights and climate change
Author: Gillian Duggin, Policy Officer, EDO NSW
[ PDF
595 KB]
Climate Change Litigation
Author: Kirsty Ruddock, Principal Solicitor, EDO
NSW
[ PDF
2.1 MB]
[ PDF
1.2 MB]
NSW experience of part
3A of Environmental
Planning and
Assessment Act 1979
Author: Kirsty Ruddock,
Principal Solicitor, EDO NSW
[ PDF
382 KB]
Why major projects legislation is bad for the environment
and public participation- the NSW experience (Published in the Australian Environment
Review, 2010
v. 25 No. 9 and 10, p. 5)
Author: Kirsty Ruddock, Principal Solicitor, EDO NSW
[ PDF
142 KB]
Climate Change Litigation in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales and Other Courts
Author:
The Hon. Justice Brian J Preston,
Chief Judge,
Land and Environment Court of NSW
[PDF
External Link]
Factoring climate change and sea level rise into planning and infrastructure decisions? Author: Kirsty Ruddock
[ PDF 237 KB]
A Payment for Ecosystem Services Scheme in PNG: incorporating lessons from Costa Rica's PSA
Authors: Amelia Thorpe and Kristy Graham
March 2009
[ PDF 126 KB]
Workshop on climate change law and science Author: Amelia Thorpe
Event: Presented to the Department of Environment, Fiji, March 2009
[ PDF 2.3 MB]
Seminar on the EDO Author: Amelia Thorpe
Event: International Union for Conservation of Nature, Fiji, March 2009 [ PDF 658 KB]
Climate change litigation
Author: Kirsty Ruddock
Event:
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment seminar, 18 December 2008, Apia, Samoa
[ PDF 2.5 MB]
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?: The integration of considerations of ESD,
BASIX Climate change and offsets (Bio banking) into the Environmental Assessment process
Author: Sue Higginson
Event: EPLA Conference 2008
[ PDF 40 KB]
Recent Court Rulings
that impact on Marinas
Author:
Kirsty Ruddock
[ PDF 333 KB]
Factoring Climate Change and Sea Level Rise into Planning and Infrastructure Decisions
Author:
Kirsty Ruddock
[ PDF 344 KB]
How Adaptable Are Our Conservation Regimes?
Author: Jeff Smith
Event: Adapting to Climate Change Law and Policy Conference
[ PDF 3.39 MB]
Climate Change at a Local Level: Using the law to achieve change? Author: Kirsty Ruddock
Event: EPLA Conference, October 2007
[ PDF 623 KB]
[ PDF 302 KB]
Climate Action Coogee
Author: Jacquie Svenson
Event: PIAC Conference, October 2007
[ PDF 427 KB]
The real climate change impact of coal mining: Environmental Impact Assessment after Gray v Minister for Planning & Centennial Hunter Pty Ltd
Author: Jacquie Svenson
[ PDF 196 KB]
Legal Framework to Logging Industry
Author: Jacquie Svenson
[ PDF 142 KB]
Does Climate Change Litigation Work?
Author: Kirsty Ruddock
[ PDF 123 KB]
Protecting the Environment: The Environmental Defender's Office in NSW
Author: Jessica Wood
Published in Precedent, issue 80, May-June 2007
[ PDF
1.6 MB]
Recent changes in environmental law and opportunities for NGO campaigning
Author: Jeff Smith
Event: Mittagong Forum 2007, Mittagong, NSW, June 2007
[Slide show]
Climate Change Litigation: the Bowen Basin Coal case
Author: Kirsty Ruddock
Event: Climate Law Conference, Australian National University, 14 April 2007
[ PDF 92 KB]
Torts and the Environment Author: Jeff Smith
[Slide show]
Planning Law Reforms
Author: Jessica Wood and Sue Higginson
Event: EDO (Northern Rivers) Workshop Series, October 2006
[ PDF 113 KB]
The impact of shark meshing on threatened species
Author: Jessica Simpson
Event: Turning the Tide Exhibition Launch, 21 November 2005
[ PDF 64 KB]
International Law and the protection of whales in Australian waters
Author: Jessica Simpson
Event: Young Lawyers Annual Assembly Forum, Sydney, 5 November 2005
[PDF 1.2 MB]
[PDF 236 KB]
Defamation
Author: Presented by David Shoebridge as part of a co-presentation with Jeff Smith, EDO Director
Event: Greens Local Government Forum, Sydney, 19 August 2005
[PDF 189 KB]
Human Rights and the Environment in Australia
Author: Pepe Clarke
Event: Law Students for a Just Community Conference, Melbourne, 6 August 2005
[ PDF 484 KB]
Testing the Waters: Legal Challenges to Water Sharing Plans in NSW Author: Ilona Millar, Principal Solicitor, EDO NSW
[ PDF 195 KB]
Objector participation in development appeals Author: Ilona Millar,
Principal Solicitor, Environmental Defender's Office
[ PDF
194 KB]
Strengthening Civil Society Legal Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation in the South Pacific
Author: Pepe Clarke
Event:
IUCN Conference, Macquarie University, NSW, July 2005
[Slide show]
[ PDF
1.3 MB]
'Defending Our Rivers: Public Interest Litigation in Australia'
Author: Pepe Clarke, EDO Programs Manager
Event: Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Eugene, Oregon, USA, 3-6 March 2005
[ PDF
355 KB]
Water Management Act Amendment Bill 2004
Author: Ilona Millar
Event: Water Law Forum hosted by the Greens, Sydney, 1 June 2004
[Slide show]
[ PDF 242 KB]
NSW Environmental Laws - A Public Interest Perspective,
Author: Jeff Smith
Event: NSW Environment Laws - The State of Play Environment Business Network Conference, Sydney, 15 June 2004
[slide show]
The Precautionary Principle and the Public Interest
Author: Jeff Smith
Event: The Australian Centre for Environmental Law Conference "The Precautionary Principle in Environmental Regulation: 10 Years Since Leatch", Canberra, 20-21 November 2003.
[PDF 290 KB]
Celebrate or commiserate: 25 years of EIA in NSW
Author: Jeff Smith
Event: EIANZ Forum, Sydney, 29 Jul 2004
[Slide show]
The Changing Nature of Environmental Law: Recent Developments in Public Participation
Author: Jeff Smith
Event: Enterprise Sustainability Conference, Sydney, 2 June 2004
[PDF 244 KB]
Can we better use private rights to protect the public commons? Author: Jessica Simpson
Event: Coastal Solutions Forum, 15 November 2003
[ PDF 203 KB]
Property Rights and Compensation Author: Jeff Smith
Event: the National EDO Network Conference, 4 July 2002.
[Slide show]
[ PDF 172 KB]
Legislation needed for an effective court
Would the enactment of new legislation make the Land and Environment Court more effective?
[PDF 1.9 MB]
Where's Wally?
The Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and its impact on local government.
[Paper]
Safe Speech and Managing the Media
A paper presented at the "Defending the Defender's Conference," 1998
[Paper]
