Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
Established	14 April 1980; 44 years ago (1980-04-14)
Jurisdiction	New South Wales, Australia
Location	Sydney
Authorised by	Parliament of New South Wales via the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW)
Appeals to	New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal New South Wales Court of Appeal
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 (2005-11-14)

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]