Environmental law 415
Mr P E Kilbride
15 points * Three 1-hour lectures per week * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: See section 3 of the faculty resolutions
This subject examines the legal aspects of environmental protection. Common law doctrines, such as nuisance, are considered but the primary emphasis is placed on the analysis of controls designed to control pollution of air, water and land, noise pollution and conservation of the national estate. Australian enactments at the national and state levels are compared with analogous provisions in the United States and Great Britain. The subject will consider coordination of environmental controls between the Commonwealth and States, and international problems such as ozone depletion, global warming, and the protection of rare species from extinction. The subject will focus on the lawyer's role in environmental conflicts at both the administrative and litigational stages, and also the role and standing of private citizens and environmental groups at each of those levels.
Assessment
Terminal examination (3.5 hours): 100%
Prescribed texts
Bates G M Environmental law in Australia 3rd edn, Butterworths 1992
Environmental Protection Act 1970 (Vic.) as amended
Environmental Effects Act 1978 (Vic.)
Environmental Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974 Cth