Environmental and planning law
Environmental Law Journals
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Environmental and planning law journalVia Westlaw AU
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Environmental policy and lawVia AGIS and Proquest
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Journal of environmental lawVia HeinOnline and Oxford Journals
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Asia Pacific journal of environmental lawVia HeinOnline, Informit and AustLII
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Australasian journal of natural resources law and policyVia AGIS and Informit
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EVA : Environmental abstracts (via Informit)EVA (formerly EPIC), produced by the EPA Library, indexes and abstracts articles on the environment and related fields.
Subject coverage includes air pollution and quality, environmental protection and management, hazardous wastes, recycling, waste management and disposal, water pollution, environmental assessment, and pollution control. -
Australian plannerAustralian Planner (the National PIA Journal) is a professional journal for planners and built environment professionals. It is a forum for planning news, opinion and research. Published quarterly (March, June, September and December), it has become the most read and influential planning journal in Australia and the Pacific Region.
Reports
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Environmental law reporter (via Informit)The Environmental Law Reporter is a legal reporter dealing with Australian courts and tribunals in areas of planning, local government and environmental law and covers prosecution, civil enforcement, planning appeals and some compensation and resumption appeals with associated topics.
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Local Government and Environmental Reports of Australia (via Westlaw AU)Earlier title Local Government reports of Australia. The local and environmental report series for the High Court, State and Territory Supreme Courts, and the NSW Land and Environment Court, covering relevant case law in Australia since 1956. The service includes detailed interpretive headnotes setting out the relevant points of law in each case.
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Queensland Planning And Environmental Law Reports (via LexisNexis)Full-text of decisions in the Reports from 1982 to date.
Commentary
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Clean Energy Law in Australia (via LexisNexis)Clean Energy Law in Australia is a timely, comprehensive and incisive commentary on the full suite of federal laws and regulations for Australia's clean energy future. This title brings together in one source over 20 Acts and regulations covering assessing and meeting liability under Australia's carbon pricing mechanism, registration, measurement and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency and renewable energy, action on the land, and carbon cost impacts for fuel tax and ozone protection.
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Energy and resources law in Australia (via LexisNexis)Energy and Resources Law is a practical guide to all aspects of the energy and resources law in every Australian jurisdiction. It will assist in understanding what laws apply, what obligations are imposed, what the implications are and options on how to proceed. The commentary will focus on the exploration for, and the mining of minerals and petroleum, both onshore and offshore.
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Local Govt Planning and Environment NSW (via LexisNexis)Covers Volume A, Volume B, Volume C and Volume D. Commentary on planning and environment legislation in New South Wales. Includes Land and Environment Notes.
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Planning and Environment Victoria (via LexisNexis)A comprehensive guide to town planning and environmental protection, providing up to date and accurate legislation, commentary and practice material.
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Planning Law in Australia (via Westlaw AU)The content of this service covers the planning systems that operate in each State and Territory. The commentary explains the law and practice of environmental planning law in Australia, with a focus on the practice of planning, conservation of historical and natural places and new appeal structures to enforce planning law.
Environment and Planning Legislation
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TimeBase: Environment and PlanningActs and Regulations
Australian Websites
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Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental LawThe Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law is world renowned for interdisciplinary research, education and public engagement in these areas of law.
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Brisbane City Plan 2014Effective from 30 June 2014.
Legal Encyclopaedias
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Halsbury's Laws of Australia (via LexisNexis)See Chapter 180, 'Environment'. This title states the law relating to the environment. It deals with the sources of environmental law in a broad fashion. It covers pollution in all its aspects — air, water, noise, land and marine pollution. The title also encompasses waste disposal, hazardous substances (including hazardous chemicals) and ozone protection. Land use planning and environmental impact assessment are covered, as are natural and cultural resources, for example heritage (natural, cultural and built), wildlife law, parks and reserves. The area of environmental litigation is also included.
