Williams v The Director-General of The National Parks And Wildlife Service And Ors. [2003] NSWLEC 121

> Reported Decision : 127LGERA 354

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Williams v The Director-General of The National Parks And Wildlife Service And Ors. [2003] NSWLEC 121 APPLICANT: Williams PARTIES : RESPONDENTS: The Director-General of The National Parks And Wildlife Service And Ors. FILE NUMBER(S) : 40964 of 2002 CORAM: Bignold J KEY ISSUES: Aboriginal :- Cultural heritage-Judicial Review. LEGISLATION CITED: National Parks and Wildflife Act, s 2A, s 87, s 90 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend (1986) 162 CLR 24; CASES CITED: Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Ex parte Lam (2003) 195 ALR 502; Weal v Bathurst City Council (2000) 111 LGERA 181; Williams v Director-General (2002) NSWLEC 154 DATES OF HEARING: 5-7/03/03, 10-13/03/03, 18/03/03, 20/03/03 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/19/2003

APPLICANT: A Oshlack, Agent SOLICITORS N/A

FIRST RESPONDENT: A Pearman, Barrister 2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENTS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: N J Williams SC 4TH AND 5TH RESPONDENTS M Brennan, Solicitor SOLICITORS FIRST RESPONDENT National Parks and Wildlife Service 2ND TO 5TH RESPONDENTS Blake Dawson Waldron