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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 | 10271 |
| Law Journals and Legal Scholarship | 159 |
| Law Reform Publications | 5 |
Citations by country and jurisdiction
| Australia | 10405 |
| New Zealand (NZ) | 11 |
| Hong Kong | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 3 |
| United Kingdom (UK) | 2 |
| Belize | 1 |
| Cook Islands | 1 |
| Fiji | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 |
| Australia - New South Wales | 9109 |
| Australia - Non-specific | 253 |
| Australia - Western Australia | 233 |
| Australia - Queensland | 223 |
| Australia - Victoria | 200 |
| Australia - Commonwealth | 134 |
| Australia - Tasmania | 95 |
| Australia - South Australia | 87 |
| Australia - Australian Capital Territory | 52 |
| Australia - Northern Territory | 19 |
| New Zealand | 11 |
| Hong Kong | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 |
| United Kingdom - England and Wales | 2 |
| Belize | 1 |
| Cook Islands | 1 |
| Fiji | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 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) | 8015 |
| Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal (NSWCA) | 450 |
| Supreme Court of New South Wales (NSWSC) | 341 |
| State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (WASAT) | 150 |
| Supreme Court of Victoria (VSC) | 96 |
| Federal Court of Australia (FCA) | 94 |
| Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal (NSWCCA) | 70 |
| Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) | 67 |
| Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal of Tasmania (TASRMPAT) | 57 |
| Planning and Environment Court of Queensland (QPEC) | 51 |
| Supreme Court of Western Australia (WASC) | 50 |
| Environment Resources and Development Court of South Australia (SAERDC) | 36 |
| New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Appeal Panel (NSWCATAP) | 36 |
| District Court of New South Wales (NSWDC) | 35 |
| New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission (NSWIRComm) | 35 |
| Supreme Court of South Australia (SASC) | 35 |
| Land Court of Queensland (QLC) | 33 |
| Supreme Court of Queensland (QSC) | 29 |
| Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of New South Wales (NSWCTTT) | 28 |
| Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) | 27 |
| Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) | 27 |
| Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal (QCA) | 27 |
| (series_abbreviation) | 25 |
| New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division (NSWCATAD) | 24 |
| New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Occupational Division (NSWCATOD) | 24 |
| Administrative Decisions Tribunal (NSWADT) | 23 |
| District Court of Queensland (QDC) | 21 |
| Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AATA) | 20 |
| Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (ACTSC) | 20 |
| Supreme Court of Tasmania (TASSC) | 19 |
| Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal (VSCA) | 18 |
| High Court of Australia (HCA) | 17 |
| Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal (WASCA) | 17 |
| Family Court of Australia (FamCA) | 15 |
| University of New South Wales Law Journal (UNSWLawJl) | 15 |
| New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Consumer and Commercial Division (NSWCATCD) | 14 |
| Australian Institute of Administrative Law Forum (AIAdminLawF) | 13 |
| Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (NTSC) | 13 |
| Fair Work Commission (FWC) | 12 |
| Edited Legal Collections Data (ELECD) | 11 |
| Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCCA) | 11 |
| Federal Court of Australia (FCAFC) | 10 |
| Planning Panels Victoria (PPV) | 10 |
| Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeals (QCATA) | 10 |
| Australian Indigenous Law Reporter (AUIndigLawRpr) | 9 |
| Indigenous Law Bulletin (IndigLawB) | 9 |
| Precedent (Precedent) | 9 |
| Sydney Law Review (SydLawRw) | 9 |
| Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) | 8 |
| High Court of Australia Transcripts (HCATrans) | 7 |
| Melbourne University Law Review (MelbULawRw) | 7 |
| County Court of Victoria (VCC) | 6 |
| District Court of Western Australia (WADC) | 6 |
| Family Court of Australia (FamCAFC) | 6 |
| Queensland Body Corporate and Community Management Commissioner - Adjudicators Orders (QBCCMCmr) | 6 |
| Town Planning Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia (WATPAT) | 6 |
| Administrative Decisions Tribunal (NSWADTAP) | 5 |
| District Court of South Australia (SADC) | 5 |
| Federal Magistrates Court of Australia (FMCA) | 5 |
| IP Australia - Australian Patent Office (APO) | 5 |
| Monash University Law Review (MonashULawRw) | 5 |
| New South Wales Law Reform Commission Reports (NSWLRC) | 5 |
| Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court (SASCFC) | 5 |
| Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Court of Appeal (ACTCA) | 5 |
| University of Technology Sydney Law Research Series (UTSLRS) | 5 |
| Australian Construction Law Newsletter (AUConstrLawNlr) | 4 |
| Australian Indigenous Law Review (AUIndigLawRw) | 4 |
| High Court of New Zealand (NZHC) | 4 |
| Land Appeal Court of Queensland (QLAC) | 4 |
| Licensing Court of South Australia (SALC) | 4 |
| Magistrates Court of Queensland (QMC) | 4 |
| Magistrates Court of Tasmania (TASMC) | 4 |
| National Environmental Law Review (National Environmental Law Review) | 4 |
| University of Tasmania Law Review (UTasLawRw) | 4 |
| Australian Resources and Energy Law Journal (AURELawJl) | 3 |
| Current Issues in Criminal Justice (Current Issues in Criminal Justice) | 3 |
| Fair Work Commission - Full Bench (FWCFB) | 3 |
| Federal Judicial Scholarship (FedJSchol) | 3 |
| Hong Kong Lands Tribunal (HKLdT) | 3 |
| Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law (Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law) | 3 |
| National Court of Papua New Guinea (PGNC) | 3 |
| New South Wales Judicial Scholarship (NSWJSchol) | 3 |
| Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Building List (QCCTB) | 3 |
| Supreme Court of New Zealand (NZSC) | 3 |
| Supreme Court of Tasmania - Full Court (TASFC) | 3 |
| Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Appeal (NTCA) | 3 |
| Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law (Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law) | 2 |
| Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal (Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal) | 2 |
| Australian International Law Journal (AUIntLawJl) | 2 |
| Bond Law Review (BondLawRw) | 2 |
| Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales (NSWDDT) | 2 |
| Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 General Federal Law (FedCFamC2G) | 2 |
| Industrial Court of New South Wales (NSWIC) | 2 |
| James Cook University Law Review (James Cook University Law Review) | 2 |
| Land and Resources Tribunal of Queensland (QLRT) | 2 |
| Melbourne Journal of International Law (MelbJlIntLaw) | 2 |
| National Native Title Tribunal (NNTTA) | 2 |
| New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law (New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law) | 2 |
| South Australian Industrial Relations Court (SAIRC) | 2 |
| University of NSW Law Research Series (UNSWLRS) | 2 |
| University of Queensland Law Journal (UQLawJl) | 2 |
| University of Western Australia Law Review (UWALawRw) | 2 |
| Aboriginal Law Bulletin (AboriginalLawB) | 1 |
| Belize Supreme Court (BZSC) | 1 |
| Canberra Law Review (Canberra Law Review) | 1 |
| Communications Law Bulletin (Communications Law Bulletin) | 1 |
| Court of Appeal (Civil Division) (EWCA Civ) | 1 |
| Court of Appeal of Fiji (FJCA) | 1 |
| Court of Appeal of New Zealand (NZCA) | 1 |
| Court of Appeal of the Cook Islands (CKCA) | 1 |
| Criminal Injuries Compensation Assessor of Western Australia (WACIC) | 1 |
| Draft Goods and Services Tax Rulings (ATODGSTR) | 1 |
| E-Journal of Tax Research (E-Journal of Tax Research) | 1 |
| Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown (ZAECGHC) | 1 |
| Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 1 First Instance (FedCFamC1F) | 1 |
| Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 Family Law (FedCFamC2F) | 1 |
| Federal Law Reports (FLR) | 1 |
| Federal Magistrates Court of Australia (FMCAfam) | 1 |
| Goods and Services Tax Rulings (ATOGSTR) | 1 |
| Griffith Law Review (GriffLawRw) | 1 |
| High Court of Australia (HCASL) | 1 |
| High Court of England and Wales (EWHC) | 1 |
| High Court of South Africa - Western Cape Division (ZAWCHC) | 1 |
| High Court of Trinidad and Tobago (TTHC) | 1 |
| Hong Kong Court of First Instance (HKCFI) | 1 |
| IP Australia - Australian Trade Marks Office (ATMO) | 1 |
| Journal of Indigenous Policy (JlIndigP) | 1 |
| Local Court of the Northern Territory (NTLC) | 1 |
| Magistrates' Court of Victoria (VMC) | 1 |
| Native Title Newsletter (Native Title Newsletter) | 1 |
| Native Title Newsletter (NativeTitleNlr) | 1 |
| New South Wales Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court (NSWCIMC) | 1 |
| Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NTCAT) | 1 |
| Northern Territory Magistrate's Court (NTMC) | 1 |
| Polemic (Polemic) | 1 |
| Public Space (PubSpace) | 1 |
| Queensland Building Tribunal (QBT) | 1 |
| Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Liquor List (QCCTL) | 1 |
| Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Property Agents and Motor Dealers List (QCCTPAMD) | 1 |
| Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) | 1 |
| Queensland Judicial Scholarship (QldJSchol) | 1 |
| Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal (QUTLawJJl) | 1 |
| Singapore District Court (SGDC) | 1 |
| Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (ZASCA) | 1 |
| University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review (UNDAULawRw) | 1 |
| University of Western Sydney Law Review (UWSLawRw) | 1 |
| Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VICCAT) | 1 |
| Victorian Information Commissioner (VICmr) | 1 |
| Western Australian Warden of Mines (WAWM) | 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.
- Wehbe v Pittwater Council [2007] NSWLEC 827; (2007) 156 LGERA 446 (21 December 2007) (citations: 492)
- Tenacity Consulting v Warringah [2004] NSWLEC 140; (2004) 134 LGERA 23 (7 April 2004) (citations: 440)
- Yang v Scerri [2007] NSWLEC 592 (31 August 2007) (citations: 395)
- Robson v Leischke [2008] NSWLEC 152; (2008) 72 NSWLR 98; [2008] LGERA 280 (30 April 2008) (citations: 338)
- Barker v Kyriakides [2007] NSWLEC 292 (24 May 2007) (citations: 328)
- Initial Action Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2018] NSWLEC 118; (2018) 236 LGERA 256 (14 August 2018) (citations: 300)
- Stockland Development Pty Ltd v Manly Council [2004] NSWLEC 472; (2004) 136 LGERA 254; (2004) 136 LGRA 254 (3 August 2004) (citations: 256)
- Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 34; (2006) 145 LGERA 234 (6 February 2006) (citations: 245)
- Project Venture Developments v Pittwater Council [2005] NSWLEC 191; (2005) 141 LGERA 80 (22 April 2005) (citations: 224)
- Environment Protection Authority v Waste Recycling and Processing Corporation [2006] NSWLEC 419; (2006) 148 LGERA 299 (10 July 2006) (citations: 218)
Most recently cited documents
The following list shows the most recently cited cases from the Land and Environment Court database on AustLII.
- Private Property Pty Ltd v Mid-Coast Council [2022] NSWLEC 1738 (23 December 2022) (citations: 1)
- Wallace v Central Coast Council [2022] NSWLEC 1674 (6 December 2022) (citations: 1)
- Hills Shire Council v Drenovac [2022] NSWLEC 139 (25 November 2022) (citations: 1)
- Environment Protection Authority v Charlotte Pass Snow Resort Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] NSWLEC 136 (21 November 2022) (citations: 1)
- Nicole-Anne Hickey v The Owners Strata Plan 78825 [2022] NSWLEC 135 (18 November 2022) (citations: 1)
- Pyramid Consulting Pty Ltd v Georges River Council [2022] NSWLEC 141 (17 November 2022) (citations: 2)
- Strathfield Municipal Council v Malass [2022] NSWLEC 132 (2 November 2022) (citations: 1)
- Malass v Strathfield Municipal Council [2022] NSWLEC 131 (2 November 2022) (citations: 2)
- Environment Protection Authority v Eveston (No 3) [2022] NSWLEC 128 (28 October 2022) (citations: 1)
- Seek Justice Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning [2022] NSWLEC 127 (25 October 2022) (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: 17819
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 2022 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: 2709 (December 2022)
Citation trends: Documents citing this database to December 2022
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
- Private Property Pty Ltd v Mid-Coast Council [2022] NSWLEC 1738 (23 December 2022) (citations: 1)
- Bakota v City of Wanneroo [2022] WASC 462 (23 December 2022) (citations: 1)
- Friends of the Gelorup Corridor Inc v Minister for the Water (No 2) [2022] FCA 1554 (22 December 2022) (citations: 1)
- Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd v Lord [2022] NSWCA 271 (16 December 2022) (citations: 4)
- McDonnell v The Owners – Strata Plan [2022] NSWSC 1631 (30 November 2022) (citations: 1)
- Hills Shire Council v Drenovac [2022] NSWLEC 139 (25 November 2022) (citations: 1)
- Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v Youth Verdict Ltd (No 6) [2022] QLC 21 (25 November 2022) (citations: 1)
- Environment Protection Authority v Charlotte Pass Snow Resort Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] NSWLEC 136 (21 November 2022) (citations: 1)
- Nicole-Anne Hickey v The Owners Strata Plan 78825 [2022] NSWLEC 135 (18 November 2022) (citations: 1)
- Pyramid Consulting Pty Ltd v Georges River Council [2022] NSWLEC 141 (17 November 2022) (citations: 2)