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Nikifordes v Bed Bath ‘N’ Table Pty Ltd [2003] QIRComm 440
Harris Farm Markets Pty Limited v Ashfield Fresh Pty Limited and Anor [2002] NSWLEC 106
ON 28 JUNE 2002, the NSW Land and Environment Court delivered Harris Farm Markets Pty Limited v Ashfield Fresh Pty Limited and Anor [2002] NSWLEC 106 (28 June 2002).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWLEC/2002/106.html
The Court dismissed an application by Harris Farm Markets Pty Limited seeking declarations and injunctions with respect to a development consent to the change of use to a fruit and vegetable shop of premises known as No 254 Liverpool Road, Ashfield.
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
ON 16 JULY 2000, the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 commenced.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/epabca1999588/
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Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW)
ON 19 DECEMBER 1997, the NSW Parliament enacted the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.
The Act, which commenced on 1 July 1999, repealed and consolidated a number of the state’s environmental laws including:
- Clean Air Act 1961
- Clean Waters Act 1970
- Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1989
- Noise Control Act 1975
- Pollution Control Act 1970
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/poteoa1997455
Sydney, Australia
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Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1989 (NSW)
ON 27 NOVEMBER 1989, the NSW Parliament enacted the Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1989.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/eoapa1989n150370
The Act has since been repealed and incorporated in the NSW Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1987.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/poteoa1997455
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Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
ON 16 SEPTEMBER 1987, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Lawyer was agreed.
https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVII-2-a&chapter=27&lang=en
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Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW)
ON 21 DECEMBER 1979, the NSW Parliament enacted the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/epaaa1979389/notes.html
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/poteoa1997455
Sydney, Australia
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Inc Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (“Fraser Island case”) [1976] HCA 20
ON 14 APRIL 1976, the High Court of Australia delivered Murphyores Inc Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (“Fraser Island case”) [1976] HCA 20; (1976) 136 CLR 1 (14 April 1976).
The court held that the Commonwealth could validly legislate over the environment through its trade and commerce powers under the Constitution. As a result, sand mining licensed by the Queensland Government was prohibited on the Fraser Island – the largest sand island in the world.
Fraser Island later became part of the Register of the National Estate, National Heritage List and the World Heritage List.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1976/20.html
Sydney, Australia
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1974 | Nuclear Tests case
ON THIS DAY in 1974, the International Court of Justice delivered Nuclear Tests (Australia v France).
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