Local Government Planning and Environment NSW

NEW! Volume D — Annotated Legislation to key Acts — available December 2012

This is a comprehensive, detailed and reliable guide to local government, planning and environment law in New South Wales. Designed in a logical, easy-to-use manner, the suite of publications offers all relevant legislation, selected environmental planning instruments, regulations and expert commentary.

From December 2012, the looseleaf will comprise:
Volume A — local government legislation
Volumes B & B1 — planning and environment legislation
Volume C — commentary relating to both Volumes A, B & B1
Volume D — annotations to key Acts in the field of local government, planning and environment law NEW!

The distinguishing features of the service are:

  • Volumes A, B & B1 provide easy access to all principal components of planning and environment legislation in NSW along with selected environmental planning instruments and regulations and serve as a handy quick reference copy of all current laws that are relevant to this field. These volumes also include succinct and informative ‘Editorial Notes’ at section level for three of the primary Acts (Local Government Act 1993, Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997), written by an expert practitioner in the field, with pinpoint references to relevant regulations and other useful material.
  • Volume C provides in depth expert guidance with its comprehensive, detailed and reliable commentary. Topic areas include: functions of local government, actionable rights and liabilities of councils, land use planning, development and building control and many more. The volume is written by expert practitioners in a practical, accessible way to provide invaluable support to the legislation.
  • NEW! Volume D provides concise, specific and practical annotations written by expert practitioners in the areas of planning, environment and local government law and complements the more detailed, thematically structured commentary in Volume C. Volume D focuses on distilling the key principles of key cases, identifying related legislation, regulations and ancillary material and providing expert observations on the operation of the legislation. It includes the following legislation:
    • Local Government Act 1993;
    • Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979;
    • Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997; and
    • Land and Environment Court Act 1979 and Land and Environment Court Rules 2007.

General Information
General Editor The Hon Justice Brian J Preston
Subject AreaEnvironment & Local Government
CountryAustralia
Looseleaf
UpdatesTotal of 5 volumes: Volume A : 1 volume; Volume B and B1: 2 volumes; Volume C: 1 volume; Volume D: 1 volume. Approx 4-6 updates, per volume, per year plus bulletins. Various purchase options available.
Charging MethodCharge per issue
FormatLooseleaf
Publication Year 1992
Online
UpdatesOnline; Updated as developments require. Various purchase options available.
Charging MethodAnnual
FormatOnline
Publication Year 1997

Volume A

  • Local Government Act and Regulations
  • Cognate legislation, including the Companion Animals, Noxious Weeds and Roads Acts

Volumes B & B1

  • Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and Regulations
  • State Environmental Planning Policies
  • Coastal protection and heritage legislation
  • Protection of the Environment Operations and Administration Acts and Regulations
  • Air, water and noise control legislation
  • Waste management legislation, including the Contaminated Land Management Act
  • Environmentally Hazardous Chemicals Act and Regulations
  • Native Vegetation and Threatened Species Conservation Acts
  • Land and Environment Court Act, Rules and Practice Directions

Volume C

Includes commentary on:

  • Functions of local government including approvals, orders and tendering
  • Accountability of local government and liability and rights of councils
  • Development assessment and land use planning
  • Heritage conservation
  • Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 / Indigenous Issues
  • Pollution controls and liabilities
  • Biodiversity and conservation
  • Environmental litigation

Volume D

Annotated 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 Rules 2007

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