MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE v QUEENSLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL INC and WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (AUSTRALIA)

Court name: Federal Court of Australia
Seat of court: Sydney
Judge: BLACK, CJ
RYAN
FINN, JJ
Language: English
Subject: Water, Wild species & ecosystems, Environment gen., Agricultural & rural development
Keyword: Management/conservation Land-use planning Dam Biodiversity

Abstract: The Queensland Conservation Council and World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia challenged decisions of the Federal Environment Minister involving a proposal to construct a large dam in central Queensland. The purpose of building the dam was to supply water to irrigate crops and other development in the catchment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritate Area. The appeal was dismissed on the ground that the impacts of the dam could include pollution from farmers using water supplied by the dam.
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