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Introduction to environmental law
1. Overview of environmental law in Western Australia.
2.Common law: nuisance, negligence and trespass
 Planning and development controls
3. Planning law
3A. Telecommunications
facilities
4. Development controls
5. Environmental impact assessment in Western Australia
6. Commonwealth environmental impact assessment
Biodiversity, heritage and public lands
7. Clearing native vegetation
8. Biodiversity conservation in Western Australia
9. Biodiversity conservation under Commonwealth law
10. State forests and timber reserves
11. Conservation reserves
12. Crown land management
13. Protecting
heritage
14. Conservation covenants
15. Introduced plants and animals
16. Genetically modified organisms
Coasts and marine areas
17. Marine reserves
18. Aquaculture
19a. Fishing - recreational
19b. Fishing - commercial
20. Marine pollution
Water, rivers and wetlands
21. Rivers and watercourses
22. Groundwater
23. Wetlands
Atmosphere and air
24. Greenhouse gases
24a. Climate Change
24b. Renewable Energy
25. Noise
26. Air quality
Pollution and waste management
27. Pollution and environmental harm
28. Pesticides
29. Industrial chemicals
30. Contaminated sites
31. Waste management
Land degradation
32. Land degradation
33. Drainage on agricultural land
34. Pastoral land management
35. Fire controls
Mining and energy
36.
Mining law
37. Gravel pits and quarries
38. Petroleum – Oil and
Gas
Guide
to taking action
39. Organising an environmental group
40. Freedom of information law in Western Australia
41. Freedom of information law under the Commonwealth
42. Defamation and safe speech
43. Petitions
44. Protests, rallies and marches
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