Nicholls v. Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife Service and others Country/Territory Australia Type of court Others Date Sep 29, 1994 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Land and Environment Court of New South Wales Judge Talbot Reference number 81 LGERA 397 Language English Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected animal species EIA Precautionary principle Abstract The Applicant appealed against the decision of the Director General of the National Wildlife Service under Section 92C of the National Park and Wildlife Act 1974, to grant a licence under Section 120 of that Act to the Forestry Commission of New South Wales to take or kill any protected fauna in the course of carrying out forestry operations within the Wingham Management Area. The Court held that the Fauna Impact Statement on the whole contained information to the extent required by Section 92D of the National Park and Wildlife Act 1974. While expressing concern for the workability of the precautionary principle, it was, the court said, “a practical approach which the court finds axiomatic in dealing with environmental assessment.” Full text Jud.Dec.Nat.pre.pdf Available in UNEP/UNDP/Dutch Government Joint Project on Environmental Law in Africa, Compendium of Judicial Decisions on Matters related to Environment, National Decisions, Volume I, Page 349 References Cites Leatch v. National Parks and Wildlife Service and Shoalhaven City Council Jurisprudence | Others | Australia | Nov 23, 1993 Keyword: Protected animal species, EIA, Precautionary principle Source: UNEP, InforMEA