Country
Australia
Date of text
Status
Decided
Sources
Sabin Center
Court name
Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Seat of court
Victoria
Reference number
[2010] VCAT 480
Abstract
Alanvale Pty. Ltd. challenged the Southern Rural Water Authority’s decision to deny licenses for groundwater extraction. The Tribunal held that the Southern Rural Water Authority’s claim that there was a risk in over-allocating the groundwater supply was substantiated by the possibility of rainfall being scarce as a result of climate change.
Key environmental legal questions
Application to overturn government decision to not grant license for groundwater extraction on basis of climate variability