Anvil Hill Project Watch Association Inc v Minister for the Environment and Water Resources

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Federal Court of Australia

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

17/05/2007

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Mitigation

SUBJECT MATTER

Coal mine

REVIEW TYPE

Judicial review

SUMMARY

The applicants sought review of a government decision not to have the construction and operation of an open-cut coal mine project assessed and approved under the EPBC Act. Justice Stone dismissed the application for review on the grounds that the likelihood and extent of adverse impact on matters protected under the EPBC Act was not significant enough to trigger the application of the EPBC Act.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Anvil Hill Project Watch Association Inc v Minister for the Environment and Water Resources [2007] FCA 1480; 243 ALR 784; 97 ALD 398

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