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Environmental Adjudication in Queensland:

Optimizing Use of ADR and Expert Evidence

President Fleur Y Kingham

Land Court of Queensland (AUSTRALIA)

Tuesday 17 October 2017

Presented by the National University of Singapore & APCEL

Overview

•The Court’s jurisdiction and function

•An adversarial approach

•A different approach

Objections

Environmental

Social and health

Economic

Suitabiity

An adversarial approach

• Longest hearing in 120 year history

• 98 days of hearing

• 14 active objectors (more inactive)

• 65 witnesses – 28 experts

• E-trial - 2,000 exhibits

• 800 pages of Member’s hand written notes

• 2,000 pages of written submissions

• 459 page decision

• Recommendation not decision

NEW OAKLEIGH MINING AND REHABILITATION

NEW OAKLEIGH MINING AND REHABILITATION

NEW OAKLEIGH MINING AND REHABILITATION

NEW OAKLEIGH MINING AND REHABILITATION

ADR+

New Acland Progressive Rehabilitation

Court Managed Expert Evidence

Thank you