From 7 April 2009, the Land and Environment Court has jurisdiction to hear and dispose of proceedings under the Mining Act1992 and the Petroleum (Onshore) Act1991.

This is the Land and Environment Court's practice collection. Through this web page the Court provides links, to assist parties, including self represented litigants, to a wide range of information about the Court’s mining jurisdictions. Additional material will be added as it becomes available.

• All mining matters on or after 7 April 2009 are to be commenced in the Land and Environment Court and will be heard and determined by the Land and Environment Court.

• All civil proceedings under the Mining Act1992 or the Petroleum (Onshore) Act1991 are allocated to a new Class 8 of the Land and Environment Court’s jurisdiction (Land and Environment Court Act1979: s 21C)

• All criminal proceedings under those Acts are allocated to the existing Class 5 of the Land and Environment Court’s jurisdiction (Land and Environment Court Act1979: s 21)

• Explanatory PowerPoint presentation given by the Chief Judge to stakeholders (end March 2009).
• Class 8 Directions Hearings - how and where they are conducted
• Class 8 Directions Hearings - what they do
• Class 8 Urgent injunction applications - how they will be dealt with

• Judges and Commissioners for Mining biographies
• Court forms (Mining Warden's Court forms have been repealed and replaced with Uniform Civil Procedure Rules forms)
• Court fees
• Class 8 Directions Hearings Dates (civil mining jurisdiction)
• Class 5 Directions Hearings Dates (all criminal matters including mining criminal matters)
• Class 8 - Mining Jurisdiction Decisions - Land and Environment Court

• Civil Procedure Act 2005
• Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005
• Land and Environment Court Rules 1997
• Supreme Court Rules 1970
• Criminal Procedure Act1986
• Evidence Act1995
• Judgments of the Land and Environment Court - General
• Department of Primary Industries (Minerals, Mining and Petroleum)
• Minerals and petroleum titles (Department of Primary Industries)
• Mining State Environmental Planning Policy