Greenpeace Australia v Redbank Power Company

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

New South Wales Land and Environment Court

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

15/04/1994

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Mitigation

SUBJECT MATTER

Coal-fired and gas-fired power station

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

First significant Australian decision relating to climate change. Court imposed on the development of the NSW coal fired power station, requiring it to mitigate the effects of GHG emission by planting sinks, reducing fuel sources and monitoring/reporting the emission of GHG from stacks. Pearlman CJ noted that the application of the precautionary principled mandates a cautious approach when determining whether a development consent should be granted.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Greenpeace Australia v Redbank Power Company [1994] NSWLEC 178; (1994) 86 LGERA 143