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Greenpeace Australia Ltd. v. Redbank Power Co.

Country/Territory
Australia
Date
Nov 1, 1994
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Land and Environment Court
Seat of court
New South Wales
Reference number
[1994] 86 LGERA 143 (Australia
Abstract
An Australian state court upheld a state council decision granting development consent for the construction of a power station. Greenpeace asserted that air emissions from the power station would exacerbate the greenhouse effect. Applying the precautionary principle, Greenpeace argued that the court should refuse development consent for the project. The court held that although application of the precautionary principle dictates a cautious approach in determining whether or not development consent should be granted, the principle does not require that the greenhouse gas issue outweigh all other issues.

Key environmental legal questions:

Challenge to state council decision granting development consent for a power station
Full text
Non-US_Greenpeace-Australia-1994-86_LGERA_143.pdf
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