Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania

High Court of Australia
Established 1903
Country Australia
Location Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania (1988) 164 CLR 261 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 was the first use of the constitutional external affairs power for environmental protection since the Tasmanian Dams Case.

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