Jubilee Australia Research Centre Ltd v Export Finance and Insurance Corporation & Ors

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Federal Court of Australia

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

18/07/2023

LITIGATION TYPE

Constitutional and Human Rights / State Accountability, Corporate Accountability

SUBJECT MATTER

Transparency/disclosure, Transparency/disclosure

REVIEW TYPE

N/A

SUMMARY

Jubilee Australia, represented by Equity Generation Lawyers, are bringing a claim against Export Finance Australia (EFA) and the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF). EFA (a corporate Commonwealth entity) is Australia's export credit agency while the NAIF is a development financier to projects in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia and the Australian Indian Ocean Territories. Both entities provide financial support to (possible) fossil fuel projects. The claim alleges that the EFA and NAIF have breached s 516A(6) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) by failing to disclose in their annual reporting the impact of their financing activities on the environment.

CASE DOCUMENTS

NSD724/2023 Jubilee Australia Research Centre Ltd v Export Finance and Insurance Corporation & Ors
AFR article about the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
Equity Generation Lawyers' website
AFR article about the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility