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Case study 5.2: Leatch case 1993 (NSW) (p. 244)
Legal:
For more cases on the precautionary principle, see Jacqueline Peel, The Precautionary Principle in Practice: Environmental Decision-making and Scientific Uncertainty (2005); Walker v Minister for Planning (2007) 157 LGERA 124.
For further information, see Paul Stein, ‘Are Decision-makers Too Cautious with the Precautionary Principle?’ (2000) 17(1) Environmental and Planning Law Journal 3; see also the discussion of Preston CJ in Telstra v Hornsby Shire Council (2006) 146 LGERA 10; Stephanie Mead, ‘The Precautionary Principle: A Discussion of the Principle’s Meaning and Status in an Attempt to Further Define and Understand the Principle’ (2004) 8 New Zealand Environmental Law Review 137.
Policy:
For discussion of the merits of the principle, see Katie Steele, ‘The Precautionary Principle: A New Approach to Public Decision-making?’ (2006) 5 Law, Probability and Risk 19; Stephen Gardiner, ‘A Core Precautionary Principle’ (2006) 14(1) Journal of Political Philosophy 33; Chauncey Starr, ‘The Precautionary Principle Versus Risk Analysis’ (2003) 23(1) Risk Analysis 1.
For discussion of the scientific implementation of the principle, see David Kriebel et al, ‘The Precautionary Principle in Environmental Science’ (2001) 109(9) Environmental Health Perspectives 871; Andrea Saltelli and Silvio Funtowicz, ‘The Precautionary Principle: Implications for Risk Management Strategies’ (2005) 11(1) Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 69.
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