Land and Environment Court of New South Wales | |
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Established | 14 April 1980 |
Jurisdiction | New South Wales, Australia |
Location | Sydney |
Authorized by | Parliament of New South Wales via the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) |
Appeals to | |
Appeals from | Local Court of New South Wales (with respect to an environmental offence under the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW)) |
Website | lec.nsw.gov.au |
Chief Judge | |
Currently | Brian Preston |
Since | 14 November 2005 |
The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales is a court within the Australian court hierarchy established pursuant to the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) to hear environmental, development, building and planning disputes. The Court’s jurisdiction, confined to the state of New South Wales, Australia, includes merits review, judicial review, civil enforcement, criminal prosecution, criminal appeals and civil claims about planning, environmental, land, mining and other legislation.[1]