New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT ACT 1979 - SECT 21

21 Class 5-environmental planning and protection summary enforcement

The Court has jurisdiction (referred to in this Act as “Class 5” of its jurisdiction) to hear and dispose of in a summary manner:

(a) proceedings under Parts 8.2 and 8.3 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 ,

(a1) proceedings under section 62B, 62E, 62F, 62I, 62Q, 62R, 62S, 62U, 62V, 63, 64 or 64A of the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998 or offences under regulations made under that Act,

(aa) proceedings under section 23 of the Ozone Protection Act 1989 ,

(b) proceedings under Divisions 1, 3 and 4 of Part 10 of the Pesticides Act 1999 ,

(da) proceedings under section 47 (5) of the Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008 ,

(e) proceedings under section 158 of the Heritage Act 1977 ,

(f) proceedings under section 127 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ,

(faa) proceedings under Part 10 of the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 ,

(fa) proceedings under section 12 of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Act 1986 ,

(g) proceedings under section 691 of the Local Government Act 1993 ,

(ga) proceedings under section 364 of the Water Management Act 2000 .

(gb) proceedings under section 277 (1) (c) of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 ,

(gc) proceedings under section 53 of the Sydney Water Act 1994 ,

(h) proceedings under section 176 (1AA) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , and

(ha) proceedings under section 21 of the Very Fast Train (Route Investigation) Act 1989 , and

(hb) proceedings under sections 127S, 127ZI and 127ZR of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 , and

(hc) proceedings for an offence under section 15 of the Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 , and

(i) any other proceedings for an offence which an Act provides may be taken before, or dealt with by, the Court.