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Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc. v. Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and Warkworth Mining Limited

Pays/Territoire
Australie
Date
Avr 1, 2013
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
Land and Environment Court
Siège de la cour
New South Wales
Numéro de référence
[2013] NSWLEC 48 (Australia)
Résumé
Plaintiffs appealed the approval of a mining project that would expand a coal mine into areas previously designated as “non-disturbance areas” and extend the mining permit for ten years. The court overturned the approval due to significant adverse impacts including reduced biodiversity. In assessing biodiversity concerns, the court considered vulnerability to climate change.

Key environmental legal questions:

To challenge the approval of the extension and continued operation of coal mine due to impacts on biodiversity
Texte intégral
Non-US_Bulga-MPA-v-Min-for-Planning-2013-NSWLEC-48.pdf
Site web
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