Subject guides: Business Law: Environmental law

Local Government Planning and Environment NSW

Volume A - local government legislation
Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) & Regulations.
Volume B - planning and environment legislation
Includes the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 as well as legislation dealing with coastal protection, heritage, air, water, environmentally hazardous chemicals, pollution and waste control etc.
Volume C - commentary
Access commentary on the functions of local government, development assessment and land use planning, heritage conservation, Indigenous land rights, pollution controls and liabilities, biodiversity and conservation and environmental litigation.
Volume D - annotated legislation
Access an annotated version of the following legislation: Local Government Act 1993; Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997; Land and Environment Court Act 1979; and Land and Environment Court Rules 2007.

Refer to the Local Government Planning and Environment NSW service above for access to key environmental legislation and commentary.

Lawlex
Select Environment from the Category drop-down menu to access Commonwealth and state-based environmental legislation. USYD doesn't subscribe to Lawlex's Premium Research function.

Open CCH IntelliConnect > from the left-hand menu, click on the + sign next to Environment to access the following titles:

Australian Environment Tracker (archived)
Environmental law updates (2010-2013)
Australian Environmental Management Commentary
Written by law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, this guide offers practical guidance on environmental management techniques and systems. Part D covers a variety of topics including: planning law and development approval; environmental impact assessment; contaminated land practice and compliance; pollution control; and sustainable packaging.
Australian Worker Safety, Compensation and Environment Tracker
Coverage from 2014 onwards. Provides updates on recent judgments and the progress of legislation.
Emissions Trading and New Energy - Global Law Guide
Written by law firm Baker & McKenzie, this guide covers emissions trading and renewable energy law in key economies across the world.
Emissions Trading and New Energy - Global Law Guide Newsletter
Coverage from 2009-2012

Environmental Audit Guidebook
Access via Checkpoint (Thomson Reuters)
Scroll to the bottom of the page to browse through each chapter.

Legal encyclopaedias provide an overview of the law across an extensive range of subject areas.

Halsbury's Laws of Australia - Lexis Advance
Refer to: Title 180 - Environment
The Laws of Australia - Westlaw AU
Refer to: 14. Environment and Natural Resources.

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Leading journals

Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law
Access via HeinOnline (vol. 1, 1996- )
Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy
Online coverage available via Informit.
Environmental and Planning Law Journal
Access via Westlaw AU (vol. 1, 1984- )
Local Government Law Journal
Access via WestlawAU (vol. 1, 1995- )

Local Government and Environmental Reports of Australia (LGERA)
Access via Westlaw AU (vol. 1, 1955- )
New South Wales Land and Environment Court Decisions (NSWLEC)
Access via AustLII (1987- )

Environmental Law Reporter - electronic
Provides summaries of Australian court and tribunal judgments in the areas of environmental law, planning and local government. Published by the Environmental Law Association of NSW. Access via Informit (July 2012 - )
Environmental Law Reporter
Available in the Law Library from 1983 onwards. Online access available via Informit (2012 onwards) and EBSCO (2017 onwards).
LexisNexis Case Summaries: Environmental Law (2012)
This textbook provides the facts, issue and decision for significant Australian environmental law cases.
Environmental Law Australia - case studies
30+ environmental law case studies written by Dr Chris McGrath (Barrister and Senior Lecturer at UQ).
Land and Environment Notes
Access case note summaries of selected Land and Environment Court decisions between 1980 - 1999. Available via Lexis Advance.

Environmental law in Australia by Gerry Bates
Call Number: Law Library - 344.94046 69
ISBN: 9780409341935
Publication Date: 2016
Environmental and Planning Law in New South Wales by Rosemary Lyster et al.
Call Number: Law Library - 344.944046 62
ISBN: 9781760020545
Publication Date: 4th ed, 2016
The environmental law handbook : Planning and land use in NSW by Peter Williams
Call Number: Law Library - 344.944046 61
ISBN: 9780455236117
Publication Date: 6th ed, 2016
Australian environmental law : Norms, principles and rules by Douglas Edgar Fisher
Call Number: Law Library - 344.94046 49 B
ISBN: 9780455232317
Publication Date: 3rd ed, 2014
Nutshell: Environmental Law by Rachel Baird
Call Number: Law Library - 344.94046 68
ISBN: 0455229406
Publication Date: 2012