Seadragon Offshore Wind Pty Ltd v Minister for Climate Change and Energy
COURT OR TRIBUNAL
Federal Court of Australia
DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)
17/06/2024
LITIGATION TYPE
Project Approval - Mitigation
SUBJECT MATTER
Wind farm
REVIEW TYPE
Judicial review
SUMMARY
A case has been filed in the Federal Court of Australia seeking judicial review of a decision of the Minister to refuse a feasibility licence to the Seadragon offshore wind project in the Gippsland offshore wind zone. In 2022, the Victorian Minister for Planning required Flotation Energy to prepare an Environmental Effects Statement to assess the potential environmental effects of the project. The Victorian Minister raised concerns about threatened and aquatic species, the impact on terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments, Aboriginal cultural heritage values, and landscape and visual amenity. The project also required approval under the Federal EPBC Act. But a notice of withdrawal was submitted in April 2024.
CASE DOCUMENTS
Victorian planning minister decision
EPBC Act referral
News article
Court file
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