Deputy Registrar, Land and Environment Court

• Location – Sydney CBD
• Employment type – Ongoing, Full Time
• Salary – $139,862.00- $142,554.00 PA, Plus Employers Contribution to Superannuation and Leave Loading

Court overview

The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales is a specialist environmental and planning Court with a wide jurisdiction responsible for interpreting and enforcing environmental law in NSW. The Court is within the Courts and Tribunal Services Division of the Department of Communities and Justice. The Court is a superior court of record and has a statutory jurisdiction established by the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 with 8 classes of proceedings consisting of both civil and criminal jurisdiction.

The Court has 7 Judges who have the same status as Judges of the Supreme Court and 10 Commissioners who have qualifications as set out in the Act, as well as a number of Acting Commissioners.

Your role

The Deputy Registrar fulfils statutory and delegated judicial functions and assists the registrar in leading a specialist registry. The role is required to deliver high quality and professional services to Judges, Commissioners, Acting Commissioners and clients of the Land and Environment Court.

What you’ll do

• Exercise statutory and delegated quasi-judicial functions to conduct directions hearings, conduct conciliation conferences and mediations and determine interlocutory applications by applying the facts to the relevant law and communicating the outcome.
• Assist in managing the Registry on a day-to-day basis ensuring systems and procedures are in place to deliver accurate, timely, effective and high-quality services that meet the Court users needs and implement new initiatives and strategies to improve Court systems and processes.
• Provide leadership and motivation to staff and manage the resources of the Registry to deliver a high level of client service in compliance with relevant legislation, the Court’s Act, rules and regulations.
• Prepare complex correspondence and deal with complex enquiries, research and interpret legislation, policy and court rules to provide accurate procedural advice and guidance.
• Undertake special projects and prepare policies, in consultation with the Registrar, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Court.
• Foster good working relationships with the Judges, Commissioners and legal practitioners and provide procedural advice to the Court’s users.
• Provide high level operational support to the Registrar to assist with managing the Registry, reporting accountabilities and facilitating management decision making, including management of the Commissioner Support Team.
• Works collaboratively with the Department to develop and implement policies and procedures that deliver business and client service improvements for the LEC.

What we’re looking for

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What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Autonomous work environment
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close 13 April 2025 at 11:59 pm AEST

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Sarah Froh via sarah.froh@justice.nsw.gov.au

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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

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Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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