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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Inc v Environment Protection Authority

[2021] NSWLEC 92
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtNSW Land and Environment Court
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Summary

NSW Land and Environment Court held the EPA had a statutory duty under the POEO Act to develop environmental protection policies addressing climate change, enforceable by judicial review.

Key Principle

climate change; EPA's duty to develop policies addressing climate change under POEO Act

Area of Law

environmental

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