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Copley v. Logan City Council and Anor

Country/Territory
Australia
Date
May 1, 2012
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Planning and Environment Court
Seat of court
Queensland
Reference number
[2012] QPEC 39 (Australia)
Abstract
Copley challenged Logan City Council’s approval of a development application in an Australian state court asserting that the proposed homes violated the Local Government (Planning and Environment) Act of 1990 because they were impermissibly susceptible to flooding due to the impacts of climate change. The applicants motioned to strike the challenge. The judge denied the motion and permitted a substantive hearing on the issue.

Key environmental legal questions:

Challenged approval of a development application
Full text
Non-US_Copley-v.-Logan-CC-2012-QPEC12-039.pdf
Website
climatecasechart.com