What are the implications for other coal mines of the landmark climate & human rights litigation recommending Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal Mine be rejected? Some thoughts building on yesterday's thread about the Drug Dealers Defence.
If President Kingham's reasoning had been applied to the Wandoan, Alpha, Adani coal mines in 2012, 2014 and 2015, each of those mines would also have been rejected.
Nov 26, 2022 • 26 tweets • 8 min read
A thread on the landmark climate and human rights litigation recommending Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal Mine be rejected. This is a big win by @BimbleboxNR@youthverdict@EDOLawyers@djmor6abc.net.au/news/2022-11-2…
While many factors were important, including the value of @BimbleboxNR & new human rights laws in Qld, the rejection of the Drug Dealers Defence really lies at the beating heart of the decision, which is available at the following link: sclqld.org.au/caselaw/QLC/20…
Oct 7, 2022 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
A thread on how yesterday's report that the Victorian logging regulator is failing to use its powers is the tip of the iceberg for regulatory capture of Australian environmental regulators & why this is a major problem for environmental law in Australia. abc.net.au/news/2022-10-0…
Another recent example of regulatory capture in Queensland involved a politically powerful company that mined >$A700 million coal illegally. So far, the regulator & the company have gotten away with this blatantly corrupted behaviour scot free. brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queen…
