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AustLII Database Metrics and Statistics
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales (NSWLEC)
The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, as part of its implementation of the International Framework for Court Excellence, commissioned a project with AustLII to use AustLII's databases to generate relevant metrics and statistics concerning the Court. These provide information concerning the frequency and nature of the citation of decisions of the Land and Environment Court by other courts or tribunals.
The project outcomes include information about the use made of the Court's decisions by academic journals that are publicly electronically accessible. The project also enables extraction of information about what are the most frequently cited decisions of the Court as well as about the general rate of accessing the Court's cases through AustLII's databases.
The project has generated this information not only as a resource able to be accessed through the Land and Environment Court and AustLII websites but also to provide useful material for publication in the Court's Annual Report.
The Court and AustLII welcome any suggestions as to how this data might be made more useful. Comments or suggestions should be provided to the Court, for the attention of its Senior Commissioner, by e-mail to lecourt@justice.nsw.gov.au
The material generated by this project is set out in the following graphs and other information.
Citations by document type
The list below shows the broad categories of documents where documents from the Land and Environment Court database on AustLII have been cited. Two things should be noted by this data. First, it includes internal citation - that is, cases and other documents (such as presented paper) from the Court that cite other Land and Environment Court documents. Second, the range of law journals able to be accessed by AustLII's indexing process is limited to publicly accessible material and does not include a number of proprietary subscription based journals.
| Case Law | 4270 |
| Law Journals and Legal Scholarship | 24 |
| Law Reform Publications | 1 |
Citations by country and jurisdiction
| Australia | 4290 |
| New Zealand (NZ) | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Australia - New South Wales | 3703 |
| Australia - Western Australia | 149 |
| Australia - Victoria | 112 |
| Australia - Queensland | 99 |
| Australia - Commonwealth | 75 |
| Australia - Non-specific | 60 |
| Australia - South Australia | 39 |
| Australia - Australian Capital Territory | 25 |
| Australia - Tasmania | 24 |
| Australia - Northern Territory | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
The first table shows the countries that cite this database (including itself). The second table shows the jurisdictions expanded to include sub-jurisdictions eg states/territories/provinces that cite this database (including itself).
Citations by database
| Land and Environment Court of New South Wales (NSWLEC) | 3094 |
| Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal (NSWCA) | 309 |
| Supreme Court of New South Wales (NSWSC) | 174 |
| State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (WASAT) | 93 |
| Federal Court of Australia (FCA) | 53 |
| Supreme Court of Victoria (VSC) | 52 |
| Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) | 45 |
| Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal (NSWCCA) | 38 |
| Planning and Environment Court of Queensland (QPEC) | 32 |
| Supreme Court of Western Australia (WASC) | 31 |
| New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission (NSWIRComm) | 28 |
| Supreme Court of South Australia (SASC) | 20 |
| Administrative Decisions Tribunal (NSWADT) | 19 |
| Supreme Court of Queensland (QSC) | 18 |
| Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal (QCA) | 18 |
| Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal (WASCA) | 17 |
| High Court of Australia (HCA) | 15 |
| Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal (VSCA) | 14 |
| Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (ACTSC) | 12 |
| Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AATA) | 11 |
| Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of New South Wales (NSWCTTT) | 11 |
| Environment Resources and Development Court of South Australia (SAERDC) | 11 |
| Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal of Tasmania (TASRMPAT) | 11 |
| District Court of New South Wales (NSWDC) | 10 |
| Supreme Court of Tasmania (TASSC) | 10 |
| Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) | 9 |
| Land Court of Queensland (QLC) | 9 |
| (series_abbreviation) | 7 |
| Federal Court of Australia (FCAFC) | 7 |
| Town Planning Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia (WATPAT) | 6 |
| Family Court of Australia (FamCAFC) | 5 |
| New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Appeal Panel (NSWCATAP) | 5 |
| Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) | 5 |
| Sydney Law Review (SydLawRw) | 5 |
| Administrative Decisions Tribunal (NSWADTAP) | 4 |
| Australian Institute of Administrative Law Forum (AIAdminLawF) | 4 |
| District Court of Queensland (QDC) | 4 |
| Family Court of Australia (FamCA) | 4 |
| Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCCA) | 4 |
| Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeals (QCATA) | 4 |
| Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court (SASCFC) | 4 |
| Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Court of Appeal (ACTCA) | 4 |
| University of New South Wales Law Journal (UNSWLawJl) | 4 |
| New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division (NSWCATAD) | 3 |
| New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Occupational Division (NSWCATOD) | 3 |
| Supreme Court of New Zealand (NZSC) | 3 |
| District Court of Western Australia (WADC) | 2 |
| Federal Magistrates Court of Australia (FMCA) | 2 |
| Industrial Court of New South Wales (NSWIC) | 2 |
| Land and Resources Tribunal of Queensland (QLRT) | 2 |
| Licensing Court of South Australia (SALC) | 2 |
| Magistrates Court of Queensland (QMC) | 2 |
| Monash University Law Review (MonashULawRw) | 2 |
| New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Consumer and Commercial Division (NSWCATCD) | 2 |
| Queensland Body Corporate and Community Management Commissioner - Adjudicators Orders (QBCCMCmr) | 2 |
| Supreme Court of Tasmania - Full Court (TASFC) | 2 |
| Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (NTSC) | 2 |
| Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Appeal (NTCA) | 2 |
| Australian Indigenous Law Reporter (AUIndigLawRpr) | 1 |
| Deakin Law Review (DeakinLawRw) | 1 |
| District Court of South Australia (SADC) | 1 |
| Fair Work Commission (FWC) | 1 |
| Federal Magistrates Court of Australia (FMCAfam) | 1 |
| Hong Kong Court of First Instance (HKCFI) | 1 |
| Indigenous Law Bulletin (IndigLawB) | 1 |
| IP Australia - Australian Patent Office (APO) | 1 |
| Journal of Indigenous Policy (JlIndigP) | 1 |
| Land Appeal Court of Queensland (QLAC) | 1 |
| Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law (Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law) | 1 |
| Magistrates' Court of Victoria (VMC) | 1 |
| Melbourne Journal of International Law (MelbJlIntLaw) | 1 |
| Melbourne University Law Review (MelbULawRw) | 1 |
| National Native Title Tribunal (NNTTA) | 1 |
| New South Wales Law Reform Commission Reports (NSWLRC) | 1 |
| Precedent (Precedent) | 1 |
| Queensland Building Tribunal (QBT) | 1 |
| Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Property Agents and Motor Dealers List (QCCTPAMD) | 1 |
| South Australian Industrial Relations Court (SAIRC) | 1 |
| Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (ZASCA) | 1 |
| University of Tasmania Law Review (UTasLawRw) | 1 |
This table shows the specific databases that cite this database (including itself).
Most cited documents
The following list shows the 10 most frequently cited Land and Environment Court cases on AustLII.
- Tenacity Consulting Pty Ltd v Warringah Council [2004] NSWLEC 140; (2004) 134 LGERA 23 (7 April 2004) (citations: 297)
- Yang v Scerri [2007] NSWLEC 592 (31 August 2007) (citations: 286)
- Barker v Kyriakides [2007] NSWLEC 292 (24 May 2007) (citations: 234)
- Robson v Leischke [2008] NSWLEC 152; [2008] LGERA 280; (2008) 72 NSWLR 98 (30 April 2008) (citations: 221)
- Stockland Development Pty Ltd v Manly Council [2004] NSWLEC 472; (2004) 136 LGERA 254 (3 August 2004) (citations: 204)
- Wehbe v Pittwater Council [2007] NSWLEC 827; (2007) 156 LGERA 446 (21 December 2007) (citations: 201)
- Winten Property Group Ltd v North Sydney Council [2001] NSWLEC 46; (2001) 130 LGERA 79 (6 April 2001) (citations: 188)
- Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 34; (2006) 145 LGERA 234 (6 February 2006) (citations: 167)
- Goldin v Minister for Transport Administering the Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995 [2002] NSWLEC 75; (2002) 121 LGERA 101 (17 May 2002) (citations: 153)
- BGP Properties Pty Ltd v Lake Macquarie City Council [2004] NSWLEC 399; (2004) 138 LGERA 237 (12 August 2004) (citations: 150)
Most recently cited documents
The following list shows the most recently cited cases from the Land and Environment Court database on AustLII.
- Muswellbrook Shire Council v Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 184 (20 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- DM & Longbow Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council [2017] NSWLEC 173 (11 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v T W Perram & Partners Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 170 (8 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Lister v Fraser [2017] NSWLEC 1707 (8 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Terra Ag Services Pty Ltd v Griffith City Council [2017] NSWLEC 167 (7 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Willoughby City Council v Rahmani [2017] NSWLEC 166 (6 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Samcourt Pty Ltd v Inner West Council [2017] NSWLEC 1691 (4 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Soukkar v Blacktown City Council [2017] NSWLEC 161 (1 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- RVA Australia Pty Ltd v Rosemary Elizabeth Marzouk [2017] NSWLEC 160 (30 November 2017) (citations: 1)
- Nessdee Pty Ltd v Orange City Council [2017] NSWLEC 158 (28 November 2017) (citations: 1)
Number of documents for each year
The rapid increase in the number of documents in the Land and Environment Court database from late 2003 is as a result of the decision of the the Chief Judge of the Court deciding to publish, electronically, decisions of Commissioners of the Court. Prior to late September 2003, the only decisions of the Court that were published electronically were those made by Judges of the Court.
Total number of documents: 13491
Citation trends by date of document cited
This graph shows the number of citations of documents from the Land and Environment Court database on AustLII by reference to the year of entry of the document into the database. It shows this citation data as a snapshot as at the date of this report. The citation pattern will change over time and it is likely that the rate of citation of documents more recently entered into the database will increase over time.
Usage/Access for December 2017 by date of document accessed
This graph shows the source year of documents accessed from the Land and Environment Court database on AustLII.
Total number of accesses/requests: 55817 (December 2017)
Citation trends: Documents citing this database to December 2017
This graph shows the citation trend for all documents citing this database and their distribution across the years.
This means that as at the date of generation of this graph, the final number shown reveals the number of documents for that time that cited documents from the Land and Environment Court database on AustLII. The downward trend at the most recent point of the graph reflects the lower likelihood of very recent decisions of the Court being cited. A more informative and accurate trend line would be derived from disregarding the current year's data (and depending on the data displayed, perhaps the previous year's data).
Most recent documents citing this database
- Buadromo v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 1592 (21 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- CP v Director-General of Community Services Directorate [2017] ACTSC 394 (21 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Muswellbrook Shire Council v Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 184 (20 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Alpass v Hession [2017] VSC 748 (11 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- DM & Longbow Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council [2017] NSWLEC 173 (11 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Ford Motor Co of Australia Ltd v Tallevine Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Thornleigh Trading Trust) [2017] NSWSC 1703 (8 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Lister v Fraser [2017] NSWLEC 1707 (8 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v T W Perram & Partners Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 170 (8 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Terra Ag Services Pty Ltd v Griffith City Council [2017] NSWLEC 167 (7 December 2017) (citations: 1)
- Willoughby City Council v Rahmani [2017] NSWLEC 166 (6 December 2017) (citations: 1)