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Activists Win Landmark Climate Change Case over MACH Mine Extension
The ruling sets a national precedent and affects 17 coal proposals in the NSW planning pipeline, according to the court.
- On Wednesday, the High Court dismissed MACH Energy's appeal, upholding a lower court ruling that the Mount Pleasant coal mine expansion approval breached mandatory legal obligations under environmental planning law.
- Retired teachers Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan led the Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group challenge against the project, which sought to double yearly output to 21 million tonnes.
- Judges ruled the Independent Planning Commission failed its mandatory obligation under s.4.15 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 by ignoring how exported coal pollution affects local climate risks.
- The project's approval remains invalid following the judgment, requiring referral to the NSW Land and Environment Court or the IPC for reassessment of the mine's local climate impacts.
- This binding national precedent across the NSW planning system directly affects 17 coal proposals currently in the pipeline and establishes a legal template for future climate litigation across Australia.
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Activists win landmark climate change case over MACH mine extension
Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me A community group has won the first-ever climate change case to go to the High Court, which found Wednesday that a planning authority was required to consider the climate impacts of downstream emissions before approving MACH Energy’s bid to expand its Mount Pleasant coal mine. Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this ar…
Environmental activists achieved a historic victory in the Australian High Court.
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The highest Australian court found that the means of limiting emissions related to the project had not been sufficiently taken into account.
·Paris, France
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