| Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania | |
| Court: | High Court of Australia |
| Date Decided: | 10 March 1988 |
| Citations: | (1988) 164 CLR 261. |
| Judges: | Mason CJ, Wilson, Brennan, Deane, Dawson, Toohey & Gaudron JJ |
Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania[1] is an Australian legal decision in which the High Court of Australia upheld a Commonwealth law providing interim protection of an area of Tasmanian wilderness while an inquiry assessed what parts of the wilderness should be listed for World Heritage protection.
It implemented the constitutional external affairs power for environmental protection, the last time this part of the Australian Constitution was used was in 1983 Tasmanian Dams Case.[2]