Article describes 1993 lawsuit in Supreme Court of NSW by Forestry Commission of NSW (Australia) against Helmut Aimann, Chris Sheed and other various anti-logging activists, including unnamed persons, seeking to restrain them from "trespassing" in a two publicly owned forests. Categorises this...

This Chapter surveys the three different models of wilderness legislation in Australia: comprehensive legislation, minimalist legislation, and non-existent, and provides a detailed summary of the statutory provisions and their intent. The Chapter places the discussion within the context of...

This article presents a critical analysis of Australia's federal renewable energy law. Its operation as a system of tradeable renewable energy certificates is briefly explained, before an analysis of the future of the Renewable Energy Target beyond 2020 is undertaken. The implications of the...

For hydrogen to assist in meeting ambitious decarbonisation goals, national law and policy has a central role. This article presents a critical analysis of Australian law and policy for hydrogen energy, by comparison with selected European jurisdictions.Existing energy policy literature...

This article examines recent developments in feed-in tariff (FIT) law for solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation in selected jurisdictions. In particular, legal and policy issues surrounding capacity capping and closure of FIT schemes to new entrants are examined at a conceptual level....

A common thread runs through current Australian debates over laws for emissions trading and renewable energy. It is a preoccupation with “least cost” abatement, the notion that only policies with the lowest short-run economy wide cost should be implemented, regardless of other...