Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Bob Brown Foundation Inc v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] FCAFC 5 File number: VID 553 of 2020
Judgment of: GRIFFITHS, MOSHINSKY, SC DERRINGTON JJ
Date of judgment: 3 February 2021
Catchwords: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - Species and habitat protection - Determination of separate question - Whether Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement properly so characterised for the purposes of the Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 (Cth), s 6(4) and the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), s 38(1)
Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) ss 15AA, 46AA(1)-(2) Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) ss 3(1), 18(2)(a)-(b), 18A(1)-(2), 19, 38(1), 38(2), 475(2)-(3) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 25(6) Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 (Cth) ss 3, 4, 6(1), 6(2), 6(4), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Forest Management Act 2013 (Tas) Forest Practices Act 1985 (Tas) Nature Conservation Act 2002 (Tas) National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 (Tas) Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (Tas) Forest Practices Regulations 2007 (Tas)
Cases cited: Carr v Western Australia [2007] HCA 47; (2007) 232 CLR 138 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross [2012] HCA 56; (2012) 248 CLR 378 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [2012] HCA 55; (2012) 250 CLR 503 Forestry Tasmania v Brown [2007] FCAFC 186; (2007) 167 FCR 34 Gett v Tabet [2009] NSWCA 76; (2009) 254 ALR 504 Leadbeater's Possum Inc v VicForests [2018] FCA 178; (2018) 260 FCR 1 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Ball [2004] FCAFC 91; (2004) 138 FCR 450 Registrar of Titles (WA) v Franzon [1975] HCA 41; (1975) 132 CLR 611 South Australia v Commonwealth (1962) 108 CLR 130 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; (2017) 262 CLR 262 Tabcorp Holdings v Victoria [2016] HCA 4; (2016) 328 ALR 375 Vella v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 53; (2015) 230 FCR 61
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