Original language

English

Country
Australia
Date of text
Status
Unknown
Type of court
National - higher court
Sources
InforMEA
Court name
Federal Court of Australia
Seat of court
Sydney
Tagging
Wetlands, Property, Civil, Biodiversity, Causation, Environmental Impact Assessments, Liability, Taxation, Contract, Permits
Free tags
Agricultural & rural development
Wild species & ecosystems
Water
Environment gen.
Files
COU-156314.pdf
Justice(s)
BLACK, CJ
RYAN
FINN, JJ
Abstract
The Queensland Conservation Council and World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia challenged decisions of the Federal Environment Minister involving a proposal to construct a large dam in central Queensland. The purpose of building the dam was to supply water to irrigate crops and other development in the catchment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritate Area. The appeal was dismissed on the ground that the impacts of the dam could include pollution from farmers using water supplied by the dam.