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The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales is a specialist environmental and planning court with a wide jurisdiction responsible for interpreting and enforcing environmental law in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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News and Announcements

14 August 2008	Latest Department of Housing median sales prices for all dwellings (March Quarter 2008)
13 August 2008	Publication of the Land and Environment Court Annual Review 2007
8 August 2008	Announcement: The Chief Judge has announced the appointment of Dr Mark Taylor as a full time Commissioner commencing 11 August 2008.
28 July 2008	"Operating an environment court: the experience on the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales" a paper delivered by Justice Brian J Preston to the Environmental Commission of Trinidad and Tobago Inaugural Distinguished Lecture on Environmental Law.
27 June 2008	Announcement: New fees effective from 1 July 2008. Please use the fee schedule on the Court Fees page until 30 June 2008 >>>> view the new fee schedule
26 June 2008	"Consultation: One aspect of procedural propriety in administrative decision-making", a paper delivered by Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law 2008 seminar series: Administrative law: Musings from the bench
23 June 2008	Approval of forms to be used in the Land and Environment Court The Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court has approved new forms for use in the Court from 1 July 2008. However, the Court will continue to accept documents prepared in accordance with the old approved forms until 30 September 2008. >>>> view the new approved forms >>>> view the Chief Judge's approval
15 May 2008	Latest Department of Housing median sales prices for all dwellings (December Quarter 2007)
1 May 2008	In Robson v Leischke [2008] NSWLEC 152 (1 May 2008), an application seeking an order for compensation for property damage pursuant to s 9(2)(i) of the Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006, Preston CJ sets out the historical background to such actions prior to the coming into force of this Act and the background to the development of the Act itself. In paras 136 to 219 of His Honour’s decision, he analyses and provides a guide to the requirements of the various steps in the operation of the statutory scheme for applications seeking orders for compensation for property damage under the Trees Act.
30 April 2008	Paper presented by Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge and Hugh Donnelly at the Judicial Commission launch of the JIRS sentencing database for environmental offences. The establishment of an environmental crime sentencing database in New South Wales

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