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Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc. v. Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and Warkworth Mining Limited

Country/Territory
Australia
Date
Apr 1, 2013
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Land and Environment Court
Seat of court
New South Wales
Reference number
[2013] NSWLEC 48 (Australia)
Abstract
Plaintiffs appealed the approval of a mining project that would expand a coal mine into areas previously designated as “non-disturbance areas” and extend the mining permit for ten years. The court overturned the approval due to significant adverse impacts including reduced biodiversity. In assessing biodiversity concerns, the court considered vulnerability to climate change.

Key environmental legal questions:

To challenge the approval of the extension and continued operation of coal mine due to impacts on biodiversity
Full text
Non-US_Bulga-MPA-v-Min-for-Planning-2013-NSWLEC-48.pdf
Website
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