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Addisons’ Administrative Law team advises on a broad range of administrative law issues, particularly in relation to planning and environmental law decisions such as development approvals and rezonings.
To assist clients with their project goals, we help them navigate processes including judicial and merits review of administrative action and challenges to government decisions and legislation.
Our administrative law expertise is also called on by private and Government clients. We advise on issues including statutory interpretation, legislative powers and duties of Ministers and local and State government agencies, access to government information including under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the NSW Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act), and liquor licensing.
We assist clients needing to bring litigation in both State and Federal courts, including the NSW Land and Environment Court, Local Court, NSW Court of Appeal, the Federal Court and High Court of Australia.
advised developers on administrative decisions and challenges to decisions under the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth).
advised Grand Rozelle in the context of proceedings under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW), in relation to an objection to the disclosure of information by the NSW Government on the basis of public interest immunity.
advised private and Government clients in relation to judicial review challenges by public interest groups and objectors to development consents in the Land and Environment Court.