Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania[1] is an Australian legal decision in which the High Court of Australia upheld a Commonwealth law providing interim protection of an area of Tasmanian wilderness while an inquiry assessed what parts of the wilderness should be listed for World Heritage protection.
| Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania | |
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| Court | High Court of Australia |
| Decided | 10 March 1988 |
| Citation(s) | [1988] HCA 10, (1988) 164 CLR 261 |
| Court membership | |
| Judge(s) sitting | Mason CJ, Wilson, Brennan, Deane, Dawson, Toohey & Gaudron JJ |
It implemented the constitutional external affairs power for environmental protection, the last time this part of the Australian Constitution was used was in 1983 Tasmanian Dams Case.[2]
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- ^ Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania [1988] HCA 10, (1988) 164 CLR 261 (10 March 1988), High Court (Australia).
- ^ Johnston, P (2009). "The Constitution and the environment". In Lee, HP & Gerangelos, PA (eds.). Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent. Federation Press. ISBN 9781862877610. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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