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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