It’s a case that is set to make legal history; one that asks us to consider what kind of climate future we are leaving for future generations. For the first time an Australian coal mine is being challenged on human rights grounds. It’s also the first climate case brought by young people in Australia. Our […]
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The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
While all care has been taken in the preparation of our Fact Sheets, they are a guide only and are no substitute for legal advice in individual cases. For any specific questions, you should seek legal advice. This Fact Sheet last updated: 18 April 2019. This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the process for […]
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Introduction Land use planning and development in the Northern Territory is regulated by: The Northern Territory Planning Act and Planning Regulations. The Northern Territory Planning Scheme. Development permits and exceptional development permits. ​The Planning Act and Planning Regulations are the laws which regulate how land in the Northern Territory can be developed and used. The Northern Territory Planning Scheme is a statutory document that divides land in […]
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The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
Bushfire survivors are taking legal action to force the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority to address climate change. EDO is representing a group of people from around the state, who have experienced first-hand the devastation caused by major bushfires – infernos made more likely and more intense by climate change. After the worst bushfire […]
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EDO’s Special Counsel Brendan Dobbie has been honoured as 2021 Lawyer of the Year for his work in Climate Change Law in Sydney, in the Best Lawyers in Australia guide. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is awarded this accolade. Several other EDO lawyers have also been recognised amongst the nation’s […]
Water resources in the Northern Territory are managed under the Water Act and Water Regulations by: the Minister for Land Resource Management establishing water control districts[1] controlling which uses are able to take water in a water control district (these are the beneficial uses)[2] having water allocation plans (also called a WAP) that allocate water to beneficial uses[3] requiring people […]
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