Date	Subject/Message & link	Issued By
	New Telephone numbers of the Land & Environment Court of NSW became effective on 2 November 2007. Please refer to the Contact Us page for full details.	Registry
17 December 2007	The Court's powers, practice and procedure has been amended by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2007, Uniform Civil Procedure (Amendment No 20) Rules 2007, Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, and an order under the Electronic Transactions Act 2000. The amendments come into force on 28 January 2008. The current and previous legislation is available through this link.	Registry
15 November 2007	The Land and Environment Court of NSW: Moving Towards a Multi-Door Courthouse. Keynote address presented by The Honourable Brian J Preston, Chief Judge, to the LEADR NSW Chapter Annual Dinner	Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge
8 November 2007	Latest Department of Housing median sales prices for all dwellings (June Quarter 2007)	Registry
1 November 2007	New page in Tree Disputes reference collection - Interpretation guidance & jurisdictional findings	Registry
31 October 2007	Two new decisions under the Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 of general relevance In Yang v Scerri [2007] NSWLEC 592, Brown C, Hoffman C and Fakes AC set out an appropriate “rule of thumb” for the term “in the near future” in s 10(2)(a) of the Act in order to provide some consistency in the application of this requirement. They said: 14. Ordinarily, the near future would involve a time period extending from the date of determination of the application to 12 months. In Dooley & anor v Nevell [2007] NSWLEC 715, Moore C and Thyer AC considered the questions of jurisdiction and causation for the purposes of the four tests in s 10(2) of the Act in the context of a claim concerning termite damage. They held that the Court had no jurisdiction in such matters because: “… the fact that a tree may attract and provide habitat, whether temporary or permanent, to an animal, bird or insect does not mean that any damage caused by such an animal, bird or insect is, in any way, caused by the tree which provides that habitat.”	Moore C
24 October 2007	Speech by Dr Roseth, Senior Commissioner to the NEERG Seminar on How to make joint reports helpful.	Roseth SC
12 October 2007	Paper presented by The Honourable Justice Brian J Prestion, Chief Judge on The Environment and its Influence on the Law to Legal Aid New South Wales, Civil Law Conference, Septermber 2007	Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge
11 October 2007	Law Vacation 2007-08 The Judges' fixed vacation begins on 17 December 2007 and the first day of term in 2008 will be 29 January. Matters may be listed for s 34 Conferences and Hearings before Commissioners throughout the fixed vacation except for 25, 26 and 27 December 2007, 1 and 28 January 2008. The final Registrar Directions Hearings for 2007 will be on 21 December and the 2008 Directions Hearings will commence on 15 January. A Duty Judge is available during the court vacation for emergency matters.	Registry
19 September 2007	Please note the telephone and fax numbers for the Land and Environment Court will be changing on Friday 2 November 2007. The new numbers for Judges, Commissioners and the Registry will be published on line from that date.	Registry
22 August 2007	Update on Administrative Law in an Environmental Context. Paper presented by Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge, to The New South Wales Bar Association Administrative Law Section dinner.	Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge
22 August 2007	Land and Environment Court arrangements during APEC 2007 Conference (Sydney) The APEC Economic Leaders Meeting will be held in Sydney commencing on Sunday, 2 September 2007 through to Sunday, 9 September 2007. The Land and Environment Court will be operating as normal during the period Monday, 3 September 2007 to Thursday, 6 September 2007. Friday, 7 September 2007 is a Public Holiday in metropolitan Sydney and the Court will be closed for business. Practitioners or clients attending the Land and Environment Court in Sydney in the above period are advised to allow extra travelling time given the potential for delays due to road changes and increased security. Further information on APEC 2007 may be obtained from http://www.apec2007.org/ Information on road and traffic changes may be accessed from http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/ Susan Dixon Registrar	Registry
17 August 2007	New tree dispute principle published: 'The tree was there first'. Click here for information about tree dispute principles.	Registry
16 August 2007	Updated FAQ issued by the Registry: Frequently Asked Questions about court transcripts	Registry
15 August 2007	Paper presented by Justice Brian J Preston to the ACDC Training Program for members of the Land and Environment Court of NSW on s 34 Conferences in the Land and Environment Court: Conciliation in the Land and Environment Court of NSW: History, Nature and Benefits.	Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge
14 August 2007	Latest Department of Housing median sales prices for all dwellings (March Quarter 2007).	Registry
03 August 2007	Recent decision: 'A vine is not a 'tree' for the purposes of the Act' : Buckingham v Ryder [2007] NSWLEC 458	Registry
01 August 2007	Publication of the Land and Environment Court Annual Review 2006	Registry
31 July 2007	Paper presented by Justice Peter Biscoe at the 5th Worldwide Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Paraty, Brazil : Ecologically Sustainable Development in New South Wales + speech appendices	Justice Peter Biscoe
23 July 2007	Latest planning principle published re. Assessment of height, bulk and scale. Click here for information about planning principles.	Registry
18 July 2007	Explanatory Note - Usual Directions for Classes 1, 2 , 3 and 4 Proceedings + Link to Usual Directions	Registry
22 August 2007	Update on Administrative Law in an Environmental Context. Paper presented by Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge, to The New South Wales Bar Association Administrative Law Section dinner.	Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge
28 June 2007	Schedule of Court Fees effective from 1 July 2007	Registry
12 June 2007	Tree Dispute Information: a new reference collection made available on this website following commencement of the Tree (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006. Includes links to most recent decisions that are updated on a regular basis.	Registry
05 June 2007	Note to Parties and Practitioners - Preliminary Conferences under section 34 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979	Registry
30 April 2007	New Practice Notes commencing in Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 - effective from 14 May 2007	Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge
16 March 2007	Paper presented by Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge, to The Judges’ Review Conference 2007: Past, Present & Future Perspectives on the Law, Organised by the Australian Law Journal.	Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge
13 March 2007	Transcript of the Swearing Out Ceremony of the Honourable Justice Bignold	Registry
27 February 2007	Announcement: Changes have been made to Robing in Court	Registry
26 February 2007	Sandmining application in Kurnell refused in Rocla Pty Ltd v The Minister for Planning and Sutherland Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 55	Registry
12 February 2007	Renewable Energy: In Taralga Landscape Guardians Inc v Minister for Planning and Res Southern Cross Pty Ltd [2007] NSWLEC 59, Preston CJ approved the renewable energy development of 62 Windfarm turbines at Taralga.	Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge
12 February 2007	Latest Department of Housing figures for median sales prices of all dwellings (September Quarter 2006)	Registry
08 February 2007	Speech re: Practice and Procedure in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales presented to Planning & Development and Environmental Law Conference by the Honourable Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge	Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge
01 February 2007	Trees Information Sheet	Registry
23 January 2007	Media release "New tree dispute laws to come into force next month" by the Honourable Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge. Application forms are now available via this link. An amended fee schedule, incorporating application fees for tree appeals may be accessed here.	Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge