Barrington-Gloucester-Stroud Preservation Alliance Inc v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure País/Territorio Australia Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte inferior Fecha Ago 27, 2012 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal Land and Environment Court of New South Wales Sede de la corte Sydney Juez Pepper Número de referencia [2012] NSWLEC 197 Idioma Inglés Materia Agua, Tierra y suelos Resumen In this case the Barrington-Gloucester-Stroud Preservation Alliance sought judicial review against the Planning Assessment Commissions’ (PAC) decisions to approve parts of the Gloucester Gas Project. Due to uncertainty and a lack of data about the impact this project might have on the groundwater, the Alliance argued that the precautionary principle was not properly applied when approving the project. However, the judge dismissed this claim on the basis that the impacts of the project were not uncertain within the limits of Pt 3A of the EPA Act. He also held that the consideration to the precautionary principle given by the PAC was sufficient and thus upheld the validity of the project approval. Texto completo 54a6385a3004de94513d9e67 Página web www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au