Jarasius v Forestry Commission of New South Wales & Ors [1988] NSWLEC 161

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 04 March 1988
Procedural Posture: Application for Declarations and Other Orders Concerning Forestry Licences, Approvals and Logging, Roading and Burning Activities / Judgment
Legal Topics: ['environmental Impact Statement' 'forestry Licences' 'state Forest Logging' 'part V Environmental Assessment' 'activities Likely to Affect the Environment']

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Application for Declarations and Other Orders Concerning Forestry Licences, Approvals and Logging, Roading and Burning Activities / Judgment

1 ['Whether the granting of timber licences and harvesting approvals were activities within the meaning of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.' 'Whether logging, burning, roading, drains, gravel pits, cutting, snigging, hauling, log dumps and associated roads required compliance with Part V of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.' 'Whether the relevant activities were likely to significantly affect the environment.' 'Whether the first respondent failed to comply with s.111 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.' 'Whether an environmental impact statement was required, and whether any environmental impact statement or other documentation was adequate.']