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Greenpeace Australia Ltd. v. Redbank Power Co.

Pays/Territoire
Australie
Date
Nov 1, 1994
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
Land and Environment Court
Siège de la cour
New South Wales
Numéro de référence
[1994] 86 LGERA 143 (Australia
Résumé
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
Texte intégral
Non-US_Greenpeace-Australia-1994-86_LGERA_143.pdf
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