Effective environmental dispute resolution in Queensland: Commentary and critiques from the Planning and Environment Court

摘要

The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland (PEC) has, since March 2007, provided an "inhouse" mediation service through the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Registrar. This article considers the views of the PEC's participants in the mediation process in the PEC's jurisdiction. In particular, it considers how the mediation process responds to theoretical and practical issues with mediation in planning and environment litigation. The analysis of these issues has been greatly assisted by the willingness of a judge of the PEC and the present and former ADR Registrars to be interviewed in relation to their experiences with mediation in the PEC.