Adani misled tribunal – says traditional land owners
Traditional land owner tells court Adani misled tribunal over mine’s benefits
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/nov/23/traditional-land-owner-tells-court-adani-misled-tribunal-over-mines-benefits
” … Burragubba’s barrister, David Yarrow, told a court hearing in Brisbane on Monday that the tribunal’s decision was invalid because it had been misled by Adani as to the economic benefits of the mine in Queensland’s Galilee basin. Yarrow said testimony by the company’s own expert in a separate land court case challenging the mine, including its likely creation of 1,200 jobs, differed significantly from the case Adani put to the tribunal, which referred to 7,000 jobs.
He said Adani was obliged to produce information to the tribunal that was not misleading, but that the company “by choosing one expert over another, where there is a material difference between those expert reports, was relevantly misleading”. … ”
Traditional owners appeal against native title process for Adani’s Carmichael mine http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-23/wangan-jagalingou-native-title-carmichael-mine-adani/6962964 ” … Spokesperson Adrian Burragubba said Adani dishonestly and knowingly relied on inaccurate information on the economic and employment benefits of their project. “Adani justified its
mine in the Native Title Tribunal with false claims that it will create 7,000 jobs and generate huge economic benefits,”
Mr Burragubba said. “We say today that these claims mislead the Tribunal and amount to fraud.” … David Yarrow, a lawyer for Mr Burragubba, told the court that Adani had failed to provide the Native Title Tribunal with certain material concerning the economic impact of the coal mine. … “
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