Thackeray v Shire of South Gippsland

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

28/07/2000

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Mitigation

SUBJECT MATTER

Wind farm

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

The Tribunal decided a permit should be granted on the basis of the suitability of the site for a wind farm. The Tribunal recognised that there are a limited number of suitable locations as wind farms must be situated where there are good wind resources and in proximity to the electricity grid.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Thackeray v Shire of South Gippsland [2001] VCAT 922