Dr Andrew Edgar

Profile Publications

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 litigation

Brief biographical detail

Andrew Edgar is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law. He specialises in administrative law and environmental law. His research focuses on judicial review and merits review of environmental decisions.

Publications

Journal Articles | Non-refereed articles and legal practice guides | Book review | Selected case notes and commentaries | Conference Presentations


Journal articles

• Edgar, A, 'Extended Standing – Enhanced Accountability? Judicial Review of Commonwealth Environmental Decisions', Federal Law Review (forthcoming)
• 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)

Book Review

• 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

Selected case notes and commentaries

• Edgar, A, “Merits review: reasons for decisions and consistency of decision-making” (2005) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 293
• Edgar, A, “Accredited certifiers – conflicts of interest” (2005) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 101
• Edgar, A, “Jurisdictional facts and prohibitions” (2005) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 97
• Edgar, A, “Expert evidence” (2005) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 45
• Edgar, A, “Principles for locating brothels” (2005) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 3
• Edgar, A, “Application of development control plans” (2005) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 2
• Edgar, A, “Principles of judicial review: consideration of impacts” (2004) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 308
• Edgar, A, “Reasons for decisions in merits appeals” (2004) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 239
• Edgar, A, “Validity of development control plans” (2004) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 179
• Edgar, A, “Minister’s call in powers and VCAT” (2004) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 177
• Edgar, A, “Development assessment and procedural fairness” (2004) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 125
• Edgar, A, “Environmental impact assessment under Commonwealth legislation” (2004) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 83
• Edgar, A, “Threatened species – the listing process” (2004) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 7
• Edgar, A,“Human Rights and Aircraft Noise in the United Kingdom” (2003) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 277
• Edgar, A, “Development assessment and social considerations” (2003) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 211
• Edgar, A, “Privative clauses and the Hickman principle” (2003) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 105
• Edgar, A, “The scope of the legitimate expectations ground” (2003) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 49
• Edgar, A, “Procedural fairness” (2003) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 7
• Edgar, A, “Corruption and development assessment: recommendations for reform” (2003) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 1
• Edgar, A, “Questions of law – questions of fact” (2002) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 323
• Edgar, A, “Problems of statutory interpretation” (2002) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 250
• Edgar, A, “Combating council corruption” (2002) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 249
• Edgar, A, “'Jurisdiction’ in recent High Court cases” (2002) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 191
• Edgar, A, “Appeals: Identifying errors in council decisions” (2002) Local Government and Planning Law Guide 125

Conference Presentations

• 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