Barrington-Gloucester-Stroud Preservation Alliance Inc v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

New South Wales Land and Environment Court

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

17/06/2011

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Mitigation

SUBJECT MATTER

Gas / Oil

REVIEW TYPE

Judicial review

SUMMARY

The applicant challenged the granting of a exploration license used to search for Coal Seam Gas. Ultimately, the granting of the license was upheld by the Court. Climate Change was not directly addressed in the analysis provided for upholding the license. However, an extensive investigation of the Precautionary Principle, and its use in relation to ground water and possible contamination can provide useful analysis for climate change based issues.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Barrington-Gloucester-Stroud Preservation Alliance Inc v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure [2012] NSWLEC 197; 194 LGERA 113

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