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Case study 3.2: Statutory interpretation by courts in an environmental case (p. 80)

For more information on statutory interpretation, see Dennis Pearce and Robert Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (2006).

For more information on the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target, and the Expanded National Renewable Energy Target, visit the Department of Climate Change website at http://www.climatechange.gov.au/renewabletarget/.  See also Andrew Clark and Renee Garner, ‘The Expanded Renewable Energy Target’ (2009) 24(2) Australian Environment Review 12, for a brief update on the expansion of the target into a national scheme with a higher target. 

For information on Australian renewable energy legislation generally, see Stephen Jones, ‘The Future of Renewable Energy in Australia: a Test for Cooperative Federalism?’ (2009) 68(1) Australian Journal of Public Administration 1.


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