Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc v Secretary, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment [2014] FCA 1443

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc v Secretary, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment [2014] FCA 1443 Citation: Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc v Secretary, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment [2014] FCA 1443

Parties: TASMANIAN ABORIGINAL CENTRE INC v SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES, PARKS, WATER AND ENVIRONMENT and DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE

File number: TAD 42 of 2014

Judge: KERR J

Date of judgment: 23 December 2014

Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT LAW – National Heritage List – interlocutory injunction – Western Tasmania Aboriginal Cultural Landscape – balance of convenience – whether issue of permit for driving on track is an "action" under Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)

Legislation: Aboriginal Relics Act 1975 (Tas) Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) ss 15B(4), 324C(3), 324D(3)(b), 475(2), 475(5), 475(7), 524(2) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 21, 23 National Parks and Reserved Land Regulations 2009 (Tas) regs 18, 19, 25 National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 (Tas)

Cases cited: Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd [1968] HCA 1; (1968) 118 CLR 618 Bullock v Federated Furnishing Trades Society of Australasia (No 1) [1985] FCA 19; (1985) 5 FCR 464 Cayzer v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (No 2) [2014] FCA 1283 Forestry Tasmania v Brown [2007] FCAFC 186; (2007) 167 FCR 34 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia [1998] HCA 30; (1998) 195 CLR 1 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Samson Maritime Pty Ltd v Aucote [2014] FCAFC 182 Save the Ridge Inc v Commonwealth [2005] FCAFC 203; (2005) 147 FCR 97