Third Party Proceedings

How do you become a party to proceedings?

You must give notice to the Environment Court and all other parties to that you wish to be a party to the proceedings within 15 working days after the period for lodging a notice of appeal ends (section 274). Your notice needs to be in accordance with Form 33 and contain:

• A description of the proceedings in which you have an interest
• The grounds on which you are seeking to become a party to the proceedings
• Whether you are interested in all or part of the proceedings
• The particular issues you are interested in
• Whether you support or oppose the proceedings and the reasons for that support or opposition
• Whether you agree to participate in mediation
• An address for service.