Directions

The different types of cases dealt with by the Land and Environment Court are case managed at direction hearings.  The Practice Notes for the different types of cases state the case management directions the C​ourt will usually make to prepare the case for a final hearing or some other means of resolving the dispute, such as conciliation or mediation. These are provided as a statement of the usual directions. These statements are reproduced below for parties to complete and provide to the Court at the directions hearing.

Parties may delete or amend the directions stated, change the time specified for a direction, or propose alternative directions, if they have a reasonable basis for considering that the amended or alternative directions will better facilitate the just, quick and cheap resolution of the proceedings.

The usual directions provided in the Practice Notes are as follows.

• Classes 1 2 3 Miscellaneous Appeals usual directions for hearing
• Classes 1 2 3 Miscellaneous Appeals usual directions for conciliation conference
• Class 1 Development Appeals usual directions on amendment of application
• Class 1 Development Appeals usual directions for hearing
• Class 1 Development Appeals usual directions for conciliation conference
• Class 1 Residential Development Appeals usual directions
• Class 2 Strata s 66 usual directions
• Class 2 Strata s 85 usual directions
• Class 2 Strata s 86 usual directions
• Class 2 Strata s 92 usual directions
• Class 2 Tree Disputes usual directions for preliminary hearing
• Class 2 Tree Disputes supplementary directions for an order to prevent injury to any person.
• Class 3 Aboriginal Land Claims UCPR first directions 
• Class 3 Aboriginal Land Claims UCPR second directions
• Class 3 Aboriginal Land Claims UCPR third directions
• Class 3 Compensation Appeals UCPR first directions
• Class 3 Compensation Appeals UCPR second directions
• Class 3 Strata s 179 usual directions
• Class 3 Valuations Objections UCPR first directions
• Class 3 Valuations Objections UCPR second directions
• Class 4 Appeals UCPR first directions
• Class 4 Appeals UCPR second directions
• Photomontage policy
• Section 56A Appeals usual directions