Friends of Leadbeater ’ s Possum Inc v VicForests (No 4) 17

[2020] FCA 704; 244 LGERA 92

Federal Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

27th May, 2020

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
VicForests v Friends of Leadbeater ’ s Possum Inc	[2021] FCAFC 66; (2021) 285 FCR 70; (2021) 389 ALR 552	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 May 2021	AustLII	13
Polaris Coomera Pty Ltd v Minister for the Environment	[2021] FCA 254	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Mar 2021	AustLII	8
Cement Australia (Exploration) Pty Ltd v East End Mine Action Group Inc (No 4)	[2021] QLC 22	Land Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	30 Jun 2021	AustLII	7
Kinglake Friends of the Forest Inc v VicForests (No 3)	[2020] VSC 777	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	23 Nov 2020	AustLII	7
Kinglake Friends of the Forest Inc v VicForests	[2020] VSC 394	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	26 Jun 2020	AustLII	7
Environment East Gippsland Inc v VicForests (No 4)	[2022] VSC 668	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Nov 2022	AustLII	6
Stonehealth Pty Ltd v ZAA Ventures Pty Ltd as Trustee for the ZAA Investment Trust	[2020] FCAFC 188; (2020) 280 FCR 519	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Nov 2020	AustLII	6
Warburton Environment Inc v VicForests	[2020] VSC 337	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	9 Jun 2020	AustLII	5
VicForests v Environment East Gippsland Inc	[2023] VSCA 159	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	27 Jun 2023	AustLII	4
Friends of Leadbeater ’ s Possum Inc v VicForests (No 6)	[2020] FCA 1199	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Aug 2020	AustLII	4
Kinglake Friends of the Forest Inc v VicForests (No 2)	[2020] VSC 418	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	2 Jul 2020	AustLII	4
Save Our Strathbogie Forest Inc v Secretary to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	[2024] FCA 317	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Apr 2024	AustLII	2
Wombat Forestcare Inc v VicForests	[2023] VSC 582	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	2 Oct 2023	AustLII	2
WOTCH Inc v VicForests (No 4)	[2020] VSC 433	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	16 Jul 2020	AustLII	2
Lumumba v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (No 2)	[2022] FCA 1523	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 2022	AustLII	1
Save Our Strathbogie Forest Inc v Secretary to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	[2024] FCAFC 134	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Oct 2024	AustLII
Friends of Leadbeater's Possum Inc v VicForests (No 5)	[2020] FCA 705	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 May 2020	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth)	s23, s38
Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)	s50, s53, s97
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)	s3, s4, s12, s18, s38, s40, s67, s75, s100, s136, s139, s179, s207A, s207B, s266B, s269AA, s270, s322, s391, s475, s480A, s502, s503, s523, s524, s527E
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)	s21, s23
Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 (Cth)	s4, s6
Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)	s39.32
Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991 (NSW)	s6
Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 (Vic)	s31, s39
Forests Act 1958 (Vic)
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Vic)	s19
Road Management Act 2004 (Vic)
Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 (Vic)	s5, s37, s41, s44, s46, s70
Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic)
Legislation (Legislative Instruments) Regulations 2011 (Vic)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
MyEnvironment Inc v VicForests	[2013] VSCA 356; (2013) 42 VR 456; (2013) 306 ALR 624; (2013) 198 LGERA 396	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	10 Dec 2013	AustLII	26
Australian Conservation Foundation Inc v Minister for the Environment	[2016] FCA 1042; (2016) 251 FCR 308	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Aug 2016	AustLII	24
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Metcash Trading Ltd	[2011] FCAFC 151; (2011) 284 ALR 662; (2011) 198 FCR 297	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Nov 2011	AustLII	21
Brown v Forestry Tasmania (No 4)	[2006] FCA 1729; (2006) 157 FCR 1; (2006) 152 LGERA 146	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Dec 2006	AustLII	21
Baird v Queensland	[2006] FCAFC 162; 156 FCR 451	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2006	AustLII	19
Oztech Pty Ltd v Public Trustee of Queensland	[2019] FCAFC 102; (2019) 269 FCR 349	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Jun 2019	AustLII	17
Northern Inland Council for the Environment Inc v Minister for the Environment	[2013] FCA 1419; (2013) 218 FCR 491; (2013) 200 LGERA 25	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Dec 2013	AustLII	16
MyEnvironment Inc v VicForests	[2012] VSC 91	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	14 Mar 2012	AustLII	14
VicForests v Friends of Leadbeater ’ s Possum Inc	[2021] FCAFC 66; (2021) 285 FCR 70; (2021) 389 ALR 552	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 May 2021	AustLII	13
Krajniw v Brisbane City Council (No 2)	[2011] FCA 563	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 May 2011	AustLII	13
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Incorporated v Secretary, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (No 2)	[2016] FCA 168; (2016) 337 ALR 96; 215 LGERA 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Mar 2016	AustLII	10
Polaris Coomera Pty Ltd v Minister for the Environment	[2021] FCA 254	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Mar 2021	AustLII	8
Cement Australia (Exploration) Pty Ltd v East End Mine Action Group Inc (No 4)	[2021] QLC 22	Land Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	30 Jun 2021	AustLII	7
Kinglake Friends of the Forest Inc v VicForests (No 3)	[2020] VSC 777	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	23 Nov 2020	AustLII	7
Kinglake Friends of the Forest Inc v VicForests	[2020] VSC 394	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	26 Jun 2020	AustLII	7
Environment East Gippsland Inc v VicForests (No 4)	[2022] VSC 668	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Nov 2022	AustLII	6
Stonehealth Pty Ltd v ZAA Ventures Pty Ltd as Trustee for the ZAA Investment Trust	[2020] FCAFC 188; (2020) 280 FCR 519	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Nov 2020	AustLII	6
Warburton Environment Inc v VicForests	[2020] VSC 337	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	9 Jun 2020	AustLII	5
Friends of Leadbeater ’ s Possum Inc v VicForests (No 2)	[2018] FCA 532	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Apr 2018	AustLII	5
VicForests v Environment East Gippsland Inc	[2023] VSCA 159	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	27 Jun 2023	AustLII	4
Friends of Leadbeater ’ s Possum Inc v VicForests (No 6)	[2020] FCA 1199	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Aug 2020	AustLII	4
Kinglake Friends of the Forest Inc v VicForests (No 2)	[2020] VSC 418	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	2 Jul 2020	AustLII	4
Friends of Leadbeater ’ s Possum Inc v VicForests (No 3)	[2018] FCA 652; (2018) 231 LGERA 75	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 May 2018	AustLII	4
Save Our Strathbogie Forest Inc v Secretary to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	[2024] FCA 317	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Apr 2024	AustLII	2
Wombat Forestcare Inc v VicForests	[2023] VSC 582	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	2 Oct 2023	AustLII	2
WOTCH Inc v VicForests (No 4)	[2020] VSC 433	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	16 Jul 2020	AustLII	2
Lumumba v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (No 2)	[2022] FCA 1523	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 2022	AustLII	1
80 CB 3437	80 CB 3437			circa 2022		1
Save Our Strathbogie Forest Inc v Secretary to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	[2024] FCAFC 134	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Oct 2024	AustLII
Friends of Leadbeater's Possum Inc v VicForests (No 5)	[2020] FCA 705	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 May 2020	AustLII

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