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Cooke v. Greater Geelong City Council

Country/Territory
Australia
Date
Jan 1, 2010
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Seat of court
Victoria
Reference number
[2010] VCAT 60
Abstract
David Cooke and others challenged a coastal housing development approved by the Greeter Geelong City Council. Drawing upon Myers v. South Gippsland Shire Council (No 1) and Ronchi v. Wellington Shire Council, the Tribunal held that it would not approve developments without a coastal hazard vulnerability assessment even if the development was meritorious in all other regards.

Key environmental legal questions:

Application for city council to deny development in coastal area without climate change risk assessment
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