Australia

Gloucester Resources Ltd v Minister for Planning (Rocky Hill Mine)

[2019] NSWLEC 7

JurisdictionAustralia

Year2019

Statusunclear

Key Principle

Preston CJ of the NSW Land and Environment Court refused approval for a coal mine, considering for the first time in an Australian court the project's contribution to climate change as a ground for refusal.

Area of Law

environmental

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