Alanvale Pty. Ltd. v. Southern Rural Water Authority Country/Territory Australia Date Apr 1, 2010 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Civil and Administrative Tribunal Seat of court Victoria Reference number [2010] VCAT 480 Abstract Alanvale Pty. Ltd. challenged the Southern Rural Water Authority’s decision to deny licenses for groundwater extraction. The Tribunal held that the Southern Rural Water Authority’s claim that there was a risk in over-allocating the groundwater supply was substantiated by the possibility of rainfall being scarce as a result of climate change.Key environmental legal questions:Application to overturn government decision to not grant license for groundwater extraction on basis of climate variability Full text climatecasechart.com