Commissioner and Acting Commissioner of The Land and Environment Court of Nsw

3 days ago


Sydney, Australia NSW Department of Communities and Justice Full time

Division: Courts Tribunals and Service Delivery
- Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
- Req ID: 75949
- Commissioners of the Land and Environment Court of NSW
- Acting Commissioners of the Land and Environment Court of NSW

**Commissioner -**$311,530 per annum plus Conveyance Allowance of $17,955 per annum

**Acting Commissioner -**$1,250 per day

Commissioners and Acting Commissioners exercise the jurisdiction of the Court to determine certain of its cases, either by conciliation or hearing on the merits as the Chief Judge may arrange. Commissioners and Acting Commissioners may also be allocated by the Chief Judge to assist a Judge of the Court when the Judge is exercising the jurisdiction of the Court. Commissioners of the Land and Environment Court are appointed full-time for a seven year term. Acting Commissioners will be appointed for an initial 12 month term (which may be extended) and are allocated to matters from time to time.

**Selection criteria for Commissioners and Acting Commissioners**: Appointees must have at least one of the qualifications detailed in section 12 of the _Land and Environment Court Act 1979_. These include special knowledge of and experience (and, in some cases, formal qualifications) in such fields as local government administration, town or country planning, environmental planning, environmental science, arboriculture, environmental assessment, land valuation, architecture, engineering, surveying, building construction, the management of natural resources and Crown land, urban design or heritage, land rights for Aboriginal people, or being an Australian lawyer.

Appointees must hold a current NSW Driver Licence and be willing and capable of driving for the purposes of work.

It is desirable that appointees be, or be qualified to be, accredited as a mediator under the National Mediator Accreditation System. Full-time Commissioners must be willing to obtain such accreditation after appointment if not already qualified.

Appointees to the role of Commissioner and Acting Commissioner must comply with, for the duration of any appointment, the pecuniary interest and conflict of interest provisions in sections 12(2B) and 14(1) of the _Land and Environment Court Act 1979_.

Probity checks will be conducted.

Applications must be submitted online by **Thursday, 31 July 2025** and include a cover letter addressing the selection criteria, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae and the names of at least two referees.

Applications are to be submitted online via Department of Communities and Justice Careers.



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