Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania

Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania
Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania
Court	High Court of Australia
Decided	10 March 1988
Citation(s)	[1988] HCA 10, (1988) 164 CLR 261
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting	Mason CJ, Wilson, Brennan, Deane, Dawson, Toohey & Gaudron JJ

Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania[1] is an Australian legal decision in which the High Court of Australia upheld a Commonwealth law providing interim protection of an area of Tasmanian wilderness while an inquiry assessed what parts of the wilderness should be listed for World Heritage protection.

It implemented the constitutional external affairs power for environmental protection, the last time this part of the Australian Constitution was used was in 1983 Tasmanian Dams Case.[2]

References

Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania [1988] HCA 10, (1988) 164 CLR 261 (10 March 1988), High Court (Australia).
Johnston, P (2009). "The Constitution and the environment". In Lee, HP & Gerangelos, PA (eds.). Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent. Federation Press. ISBN 9781862877610. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

External links

"Cases and articles referring to Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania". LawCite.

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[Richardson_HCA-1] Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania [1988] HCA 10, (1988) 164 CLR 261 (10 March 1988), High Court (Australia).

[Lee_2009-2] Johnston, P (2009). "The Constitution and the environment". In Lee, HP & Gerangelos, PA (eds.). Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent. Federation Press. ISBN 9781862877610. Retrieved 5 June 2012.