Directory of Scholars

PAUL LEADBETER

LLB (Hons) Adel., LLM-Adel, GDLP-S.A.I.T., Admitted Barrister and solicitor of the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of South Australia
Senior Lecturer

email paul.leadbeter@adelaide.edu.au

Primary Research Interests

  • Biodiversity law
  • Cultural heritage law
  • Municipal & land use planning
  • Pollution & toxics control

Secondary Research Interests

  • Waste management
  • Water law

Selected Publications

  • ‘Controls on urban tree removal in South Australia – an example of restricting property rights for the greater community benefit’ forthcoming chapter in Paul Babie and Paul Leadbeter (eds), ‘ Law as Change: Essays in Honour of Adrian Bradbrook’ (University of Adelaide Press, Forthcoming 2013)
  • ‘Adaptive Reuse of Heritage buildings-do current planning and heritage controls support the concept?’ ( forthcoming-accepted for publication in June 2013 in future edition of Environmental and Planning Law Journal)
  • ‘Is the Fox Still Guarding the Henhouse? Mining and Environmental Protection in South Australia.’ (Article co-authored with Dr Alexandra Wawryk) (2013) 30 EPLJ 3
  • ‘Site contamination requirements under the South Australian Environment Protection Act,1993-an analysis of their nature and effect.’(2013)30 EPLJ 106
  • “Environmental Law-South Australia”-Chapter 26N in “Planning Law in Australia” Glen McLeod(Editor), Thomson Lawbook Co ( Published June 2011)
  • “Streamlining development assessment processes-Is South Australia’s new Residential code for Development the answer?” (2010) 15 LGLJ 144
  • “Codes of conduct for development assessment decision-makers in South Australia” (2007) 13 LGLJ 1
  • “Development Assessment and decision-making in South Australia- Recent curtailment of the role of local councils” (2007) 12 LGLJ 1-9
  • “Proposed Development Assessment Panels in South Australia-Improving the impartiality of development assessment decisions" (2005) 11 LGLJ 17-25
  • “Changes to natural resources management law in South Australia and its impact on local government” (2005) 10 LGLJ 144-157