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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
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