The Community Litigants Handbook - 3rd edition

Don’t be daunted - learn how to ensure the community’s voice is heard in the Queensland Planning and Environment Court!

This handbook will skill you up in deciding why, when and how to start an appeal in the Planning and Environment Court against development applications. 

Learn:

• when and how to commence a court action
• the costs and risks of litigation
• how to prepare and file court documents
• how to prepare your case and increase your chances of success
• how to present evidence and appear in court

Packed with tips, easy to follow checklists and example court documents, you will find this guide an invaluable tool to running your own planning appeal. 

“Individuals and community groups often appear in the [Planning and Environment] Court.  What this Handbook does is give guidance and direction to them about the intricacies of the cases, and issues, which arise there.   … I am sure it will be of great benefit to community members with an interest in their neighborhoods, and environmental questions generally".

Judge Alan Wilson SC
Extract from foreword to the handbook

Being a community litigant takes courage, compassion and strong determination.  It is one thing to be aware of inappropriate development that depletes our natural resources and threatens the future of our native habitat and species, but it is quite another to stand up for your beliefs by taking action.

Anita O’Hart, solicitor