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Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated v. Commonwealth of Australia and Others

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2025

Andrew C. Byrnes
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Abstract

Administrative law — Environmental law — Standing to sue — Corporation — Environmental Protection (Impact of Proposals Act) 1974 (Cth) — Violation of public right — Boyce v. Paddington Borough Council

Type
Case Notes
Information
Federal Law Review , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , December 1980 , pp. 431 - 438
Copyright
Copyright © 1980 The Australian National University

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References

1 (1980) 28 A.L.R. 257; (1980) 54 A.L.J.R. 176. High Court of Australia;Gibbs, Stephen, Mason and Murphy JJ.

2 Sierra Club v. Morton (1972) 405 U.S. 727, 755-756 per Blackmun J.(dissenting) .

3 (1980) 28 A.L.R. 257, 267 per Gibbs J.; 276 per Stephen J.; 284 per Mason J.

4 [1903] 1 Ch. 109, 114. The most notable reaffirmation of the Boyce view has been that of the House of Lords in Gouriet v. Union of Post Office Workers [1978] A.C. 735.

5 (1980) 28 A.L.R. 257, 267 per Gibbs J. This was also the view endorsed by the House of Lords in Gouriet.

6 Id. 283.

7 Id. 266.

8 Id. 271 per Gibbs J.; 279 per Stephen J.

9 Id. 271 per Gibbs J.

10 (1975) 132 C.L.R. 473.

11 (1980) 28 A.L.R. 257, 281.

12 Id. 270-271 per Gibbs J.; 277 per Stephen J.; 284 per Mason J.

13 Id. 270 per Gibbs J.; 277 per Stephen J.; 284 per Mason J.

14 Id. 268 per Gibbs J.

15 Id. 269-270 per Gibbs J.; 277-278 per Stephen J.; 285-287 per Mason J.

16 Id. 270.

17 (1972) 405 U.S. 727.

18 Id. 735.

19 Australia Law Reform Commission, Access to the Courts-I; Standing: Public Interest Suits (1978) Discussion Paper No. 4, 9.

20 (1975) 134 C.L.R. 338, 383.

21 Ely, , “The State Aid Case”, unpublished paper (1980) ch. 2Google Scholar.

22 (1980) 28 A.L.R. 257, 269. Cf. Stewart J. (for the majority) in Sierra Club v.Morton (1972) 405 U.S. 727, 740.

23 “I can conceive of many political reasons why the Attorney-General decided not to intervene, but political reasons are not necessarily good legal reasons”: Gouriet v. Union of Postal Workers [1977] Q.B. 729, 739 per Lawton L.J. (Court of Appeal).

24 This was the argument of the U.K. Attorney-General before the House of Lords in Gouriet v. Union of Postal Workers [1978] A.C. 435, 442.

25 E.g., United States v. Richardson (1974) 418 U.S. 166, 179 perBurger C.J.

26 (1975) 422 U.S. 490.

27 Morris, , “Citizen Access to the Federal Courts” in Keller (ed.), In Honor of Justice Douglas: A Symposium on Individual Freedom and Government (1979) 90, 100Google Scholar.

28 (1980) 28 A.L.R. 257, 269 per Gibbs J.; 278 per Stephen J.; 287 per Mason J.

29 Id. 278 per Stephen J.; 287 per Mason J.

30 State Government Insurance Commission v. Trigwell (1979) 26 A.L.R. 67.

31 Id. 78 per Mason J. Cf. White v. Barron (1980) 54 A.L.J.R. 333, 336 perStephen J.

32 United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) (1973) 412 U.S. 669,687.

33 Scott, , “Standing in the Supreme Court: a functional analysis” (1973) 86 Harvard Law Review 645, 673CrossRefGoogle Scholar; Sierra Club v. Morton (1972) 405 U.S. 727, 757-758 per Blackmun J. The D.O.G.S. case involved costs of around $750,000.00, a substantial portion of which is to be borne by the plaintiffs.

34 (1975) 132 C.L.R. 473.

35 (1980) 28 A.LR. 257, 291-292.

36 Australia Law Reform Commission, op. cit. 17-18.