Position in Faculty
Senior Lecturer
BTP, LLB (UNSW), GradDipLegPrac (UTS), PhD (UOW).

Publications

Dr Andrew H Kelly is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong, where he also is a member of the University’s Institute of Conservation Biology and Law. He teaches in the areas of administration law, environmental law and local government law. Andrew’s research work focuses on the interconnections between land-use planning, nature conservation, the nature of local government and relevant regional mechanisms. He is qualified in both town planning and law, having worked in rural and urban local government, as well as the NSW state government, before joining academia. He is a co-author of the ‘Biodiversity Planning Guide for NSW Local Government’, which in 2002 was awarded the Planning Institute of Australia’s prestigious national ministerial prize for planning excellence. Other recent publications focus on county councils, local environmental management and threatened species conservation law. In 2004, Andrew was awarded his PhD which critically examines the role of local government in biodiversity conservation. He is now publishing from his work. Shortly after its submission, he attended a conference in Italy on environmental tax where he addressed the anti-environmental nature of municipal rating. Andrew has recently been invited to participate in conferences and seminars on environmental and planning law. In addition to his academic duties, Andrew carries out training workshops for councillors and municipal staff. He is also a member of the NSW Law Society’s Specialist Accreditation Committee on Local Government and Planning Law.

PUBLICATIONS SINCE 1998

1. Monographs

• Fallding, Martin, Andrew H H Kelly, Paul Bateson and Ian Donovan. 2001. Biodiversity Action Guide for NSW Local Government . Sydney : National Parks and Wildlife Service (NSW). (ISBN 0731362926) (NOTE: awarded the 2002 Royal Australian Planning Institute's National Award for Planning Excellence – Planning Ministers' Award)
• Sproats, Kevin and Andrew Kelly. 1998 . The Role of Local Government in Natural Resource Management . Sydney : (former) Local Government and Shires Associations (ISBN 090964683).

2. Book Chapters

• Kelly, Andrew H and Natalie P. Stoianoff. 2006. “Local Government Rates in New South Wales , Australia : An Environmental Tax?” In Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation III , edited by Alberto Cavaliere, Hope Ashiabor, Kurt Deketelaere, Larry Kreiser and Janet Milne. Richmond , UK : Richmond Law & Tax Ltd, pp.533-553.
• Kelly, Andrew H and David Farrier. 2006. “Local Government”. In The Environmental Law Handbook: Planning and Land Use in N.S.W. (4 th ed.), edited by David Farrier and Paul Stein. Sydney : Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, pp. 277-288.
• Kelly, Andrew H. 2006. “Biodiversity Conservation”. In The Environmental Law Handbook: Planning and Land Use in N.S.W. (4 th ed.), edited by David Farrier and Paul Stein. Sydney : Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, pp. 397-437.
• Kelly, Andrew H H. 2004. “The Role of Local Government in Biodiversity Conservation: Some Issues to Consider in Formulating Bioprospecting Policy Frameworks.” In Accessing Biological Resources: Complying with the Convention on Biodiversity , edited by Natalie Stoianoff. Kluwer Law International: London ,' pp 145-166.
• Kelly, Andrew H H. 2000. “Terrestrial Reserves”. Part Chapter 14.7, Biodiversity , in Laws of Australia . Sydney : LBC Information Services.
• Farrier, David, Andrew H H Kelly, Maria Comino and Margaret Bond. 2000. “Integrated Water and Land Management in New South Wales – Plans, Problems and Possibilities.” In Integrated Water and Land Management: Essays on Comparative Approaches to the Integration of Water and Land Management , edited by Douglas E Fisher and Noeleen McNamara. Brisbane : Queensland Institute of Technology.
• Kelly, Andrew. 1999. “Councils, Costs and Zonal Objectives: the Poverty of Technical Disputes under NSW Planning Law.” In Land and Environment Court and Environmental Law , edited by the Nature Conservation Council of NSW. Sydney : the Council, pp 74-84.
• Kelly, Andrew. 1998. “Biodiversity, the Planning System and Local Government: A Happy Trio?” In Is the Biodiversity Tail Wagging the Zoological Dog? , edited by Daniel Lunney, Terry Dawson and C. R. Dickman. Sydney : Surry Beatty & Sons, pp 35-49.
• Kelly, Andrew. 1998. “Conservation of Natural Landscapes: Has the Heritage System Outlived its Usefulness?” In Cultural Heritage: Values and Rights , edited by George Couvalis, Helen Macdonald and Cheryl Simpson. Adelaide : Centre for Applied Philosophy, Flinders University , pp 130-154.

3. Journal Articles

• Kelly, Andrew H. and Carla Mooney. 2006. “Threatened Species Law and NSW Councils: Challenges and Change”. Local Government Reporter 4(2), pp 81-91.
• Kelly, Andrew H. 2005. “Facilitating Picnics and Nature Rambles: Conserving Nature for Recreation on Local Government Open Space – a Viable Option?” Local Government Law Journal 11, pp 109-123.
• Kelly, Andrew H H. 2003. “ NSW County Councils: Their Emergence, Demise and Potential Resurrection.” Local Government Law Journal 9, pp 63-72.
• Kelly, Andrew H H and James Prest. 2000. “Local Implementation of Threatened Species Law in NSW.” Environmental and Planning Law Journal 17, pp 584-601.
• Kelly, Andrew. 1997. “Biodiversity Conservation on Municipal Open Space in New South Wales .” Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy 4(1), pp 25-54.

4. Government Report

• Kelly, Andrew, David Farrier and Christopher Larcos. 2000. “Local Environmental Plans and Natural Resource Management”. A Report Prepared for the then NSW Department of Urban Affairs and Planning (confidential). Note: the report is referred to in the Department's Planfirst: Review of Plan Making in NSW White Paper (Feb 2001).

5. Other Published Conference/Seminar Papers

• Stoianoff, Natalie P. and Andrew H. Kelly. 2005. “Conserving Native Vegetation on Private Land : Subsidising Vegetation on Private Land : Subsidising Sustainable Use of Biodiversity?”. Presented by Associate Proefessor Stoianoff at the Sixth Annual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation: Instruments, Belgium , 2005. As it stands, the paper is IN PRINT as a book chapter.
• Kelly, Andrew H. 2005. Invited speaker. “Local Government and Environmental Management: Crossing the Rubicon to Inter-Council Collaboration: Regionalisation or Regionalism?”. Presented at the National Environmental Law Association's 2005 National Conference, Canberra , 13-15 July 2005, available on the Association's website via password.
• Kelly, Andrew. 1999. “Biodiversity Conservation at the Local and Regional Levels: Beyond Zoning and Council Meetings”. Presented at the Royal Australian Planning Institute's 27 th National Congress, ‘Planning in the Hothouse', Darwin , 19-22 September 1999; available at the PIA's website.

6. Other Written Papers Distributed at Conference/Seminar Participants

• Mooney, Carla, Andrew Kelly and David Farrier. “ Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management in NSW: Complexity, Co-ordination and Common Sense ”. Presented by Dr C Mooney at the ‘Veg Futures' Conference, Albury NSW, Greening Australia and Land and Water Australia , 22 March 1996 . As it stands, the written paper has been submitted for peer review.
• Kelly, Andrew H H. “Biodiversity Conservation by Local Government and the NSW Statutory Framework I: Opportunities under the Local Government Act 1993” and “Biodiversity Conservation by Local Government and the NSW Statutory Framework II: Opportunities under the NSW Planning System.” Presented at the ‘Local Government and Biodiversity Conservation' Seminar, Sydney, (former) Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW and the Institute for Conservation Biology and Law, University of Wollongong, 27 July 2001.
• Kelly, Andrew. “Biodiversity Conservation by Local Government and the NSW Statutory Framework I: Opportunities under the Local Government Act 1993” and “Biodiversity Conservation by Local Government and the NSW Statutory Framework II: Biodiversity Conservation and the Planning System”. Presented at the ‘Local Government and Biodiversity Conservation' Seminar, Bondi Beach, (former) Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW and the Centre for Natural Resources Law and Policy, University of Wollongong, 2 December 1999.
• Kelly, Andrew. “Biodiversity Conservation At the Local Government Level: Is There A Greater Role For Planners?” Presented at the 1999 Planning Law and Practice Short Course, Sydney , Planning and Urban Development Program, University of New South Wales , 1 December 1999.
• Kelly, Andrew. “Tackling Environmental Issues Through Regional Cooperation Between Local Government Authorities”. Presented at the Australian Institute of Environmental Health and NSW Department of Health 50th Annual Conference, Orange , 3-5 March 1999.
• Kelly, Andrew. “Review of Part III Environmental Planning and Assessment Act , 1979 (NSW): Some Issues to Consider”. Presented at the ‘The Law: Changes and Challenges: Integrated Development Assessment and Other Reforms to the NSW Planning System' Seminar, Sydney , Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales , 26-27 June 1998.
• Kelly, Andrew and Joanne Pickering. “Regional Collaboration Between Local Authorities and Environmental Management.” Presented at the ‘From Federal Government to Local Government' Conference, Canberra , National Environmental Law Association Annual Conference, 25-26 March 1998.

Teaching Commitments
Undergraduate: LLB/LAW 334 Environmental Law; LAW 380 Law for Environmental Managers; LLB 304 Public Law A/LAW 304 Administrative Law.

Postgraduate: Centre for Natural Resources Law and Policy - LLB910 Introduction to Law; LLB 911 Introduction to Natural Resources Law; LLB 918 Law of Land and Nature Conservation; LLB 920 Local Government & Natural Resources; LLB930 Research Project in Natural Resources Law.