Up to date to December 2008, this new 2nd edition updates all chapters whilst at same time restructuring the planning, development control and environmental assessment chapters. A new Legal Accountability chapter will include: merit appeals, judicial review, civil enforcement, issues in environmental litigation: standing, costs; access to information; overview of LEC and the Ombudsman, ICAC.Authored by leading academics this new edition takes account of international as well as national developments. There is detailed analysis of the relevant Commonwealth law."The book warrants a close reading for those interested in the subjects it covers. Cross-sectoral links are made which provide genuine insights into what the law does, or does not do, about particular issues, based on careful consideration of the policy framework underpinning those issues. For example, concern about climate change impacts appears as a major driver towards action in several contexts throughout the book, not just in the energy law and climate change chapter. The strengths of the book are clear.

a welcome addition to your environmental law library."~ Hon Justice NHM Pain, Land and Environment Court of NSW, Environment and Planning Law Journal.