Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales v Minister for Water, Property and Housing

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

New South Wales Land and Environment Court

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

02/07/2021

LITIGATION TYPE

Constitutional and Human Rights / State Accountability

SUBJECT MATTER

Statutory Duty

REVIEW TYPE

Judicial Review

SUMMARY

Environmental Defender's Office lawyers, acting on behalf of the Nature Conservation of NSW, are challenging the validity of the Border Rivers Water Sharing Plan (WSP). They argue that the NSW Government failed to properly consider future climate change when making the plan. The first interlocutory judgment was handed down in June 2022. Procedure — applicant seeks leave of court to rely on expert evidence concerning climate change related topics in judicial review proceedings challenging making of a water sharing plan for the Border Rivers region. In March 2024, the NSW Nature Conservation council discontinued legal proceedings.

CASE DOCUMENTS

2021/00282599 Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales v Minister for Water, Property and Housing
Nature Conservation Council of NSW Inc v Minister for Water, Property and Housing [2022] NSWLEC 69
Discontinuation