Anvil Hill Project Watch Association v. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Country/Territory Australia Date Nov 1, 2006 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Federal Court of Australia Reference number [2006 ] 152 LGERA 258 (Australia) Abstract Under section 75(1) of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, the Commonwealth Minister is to assess if a proposed action is a “controlled action.” The Anvil Hill Project Watch Association challenged the decision by the Minister that the proposed construction of an open coal mine was not a “controlled action.” The court ruled that section 75(1) did not require an objective factual determination by the Minister of whether an action is considered a “controlled action” or not.Key environmental legal questions:Challenge to government approval of an of an open coal mine Full text Gray-v-Min-for-Planning-152_LGERA_258.pdf Website climatecasechart.com