Dr Andrew Edgar
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Profile
Degrees
BA LLB (Hons) Macquarie PhD Sydney
Courses taught
- Administrative law
- Public Law
- Environmental law
- Environmental planning law
Areas of interest
- Administrative law
- Environmental planning law
Brief biographical detail
Andrew Edgar is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law. He specialises in administrative law. Andrew’s research focuses on review of public interest decisions by courts and tribunals. Much of his recent research examines public participation in administrative and judicial decision-making processes. He has a particular interest in review of environmental decisions.
Publications
Journal articles and book chapters | Non-refereed articles and legal practice guides | Book reviews | Conference presentations and seminars
Journal articles and book chapters
- Edgar, A, 'Standing to maintain public law proceedings' in M Groves (ed), Administrative Law in Australia: Concepts and Context (Cambridge University Press, 2013) (forthcoming)
- Edgar, A, 'Public and Private Interests in Australian Administrative Law' (2013) 36 UNSW Law Journal (forthcoming)
- Edgar, A, 'Between Rules and Discretion: Legislative Principles and the Relevant Considerations Ground of Review' (2013) Australian Journal of Administrative Law (forthcoming)
- Edgar, A, 'Extended Standing – Enhanced Accountability? Judicial Review of Commonwealth Environmental Decisions' (2011) 39(3) Federal Law Review 435-462
- Edgar, A, 'Decision-makers, Expert Witnesses and Advocates: The Roles of Planners in Merits Appeals' (2011) 29(3) Urban Policy and Research 293-307
- Edgar, A, ‘Participation and Responsiveness in Merits Review of Polycentric Decisions: a comparison of development assessment appeals’ (2010) 27(1) Environmental and Planning Law Journal 36-52
- Edgar, A, ‘Tribunals and administrative policies: does the high or low policy distinction help?’ (2009) 16 Australian Journal of Administrative Law 143-156
- Edgar, A, ‘Policy, Morality and the Land and Environment Court’ (2006) 14 AJ Admin Law 38
- Edgar, A,‘Dispensing with Development Standards by the Land and Environment Court’ (2006) 12 LGLJ 112
- Edgar, A, ‘Standard Deviation: The Problematic Pre-Condition to SEPP1’ (2002) 19 EPLJ 226
- Edgar, A, ‘The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same’ (1999) 5 LGLJ 42
Non-refereed articles and legal practice guides
- Edgar, A, ‘Judicial Review of RRT Decisions’ (Refugee Advice and Casework Service, 2007)
- Edgar, A, Local Government and Planning Law Guide (Lawbook Co), editor and primary author (2002-2005)
- Edgar, A, ‘Contested Regulatory Authority in Canadian Fishery’ (2001) 1 Australian Environmental Law News 35
- Edgar, A, Planning Law in Australia (Lawbook Co), contributing author (2000)
- Edgar, A, Australian Local Government, Planning and Environment Digest (Butterworths) (October 1995 – February 1997)
- Edgar, A, 'Review of Environmental Decision-Making: Exploring Complexity and Context, R Harding, C Hendricks & M Faruqi (eds), (Federation Press, Sydney, 2009)' (2011) 13(2) Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law 269-71
- Edgar, A, 'Review of Mills, Mines and other Controversies: The Environmental Assessment of Major Projects, T Bonyhady & A Macintosh (eds), (Federation Press, Sydney, 2010)' (2011) 13(2) Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law 273-74
- Edgar, A, 'Review of Impact Assessment and Sustainable Development: European Practice and Experience, C George & C Kirkpatrick (eds), (Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham UK, 2007)' (2008) 11(3 and 4) Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law
Conference presentations and seminars
- Edgar A, 'Standing for Environmental Groups' seminar given at University of Tilburg Law School, The Netherlands, 7 November 2012
- Edgar, A, 'Judicial Review of Commonwealth Environmental Decisions' National Administrative Law Conference: Democracy, Participation and Administrative Law, Canberra, 21-22 July 2011
- Edgar, A, 'Resilience and the Law: The Role of the Courts', ACCEL Conference 2010: Resilience and Climate Change: Law's Response?, Sydney, 26-27 August 2010
- Edgar, A, 'Negotiating the law/politics dichotomy in Australian environmental law', The 2nd NUS-Sydney Law Symposium, Singapore, 15-16 July 2010
- Edgar, A, 'The High Court in Kirk – Jurisdictional Errors and Misconstruing Statutes', Bar Association Seminar, Sydney, 2 June 2010
- Edgar, A, 'Environmental Litigation', ACCEL Seminar Series 2010, 12 May 2010
- Edgar, A, 'Environmental Planning Law', ACCEL Seminar Series 2010, Sydney, 14 April 2010
- Edgar, A, ‘Public Interest Environmental Litigation - Trends in the Law of Standing’, presented at The Japanese Whaling Case: Implications for Australia and Beyond, 5 June 2008
