Traditional landowners running legal challenges against Adani coal project
Adani faces more legal action as traditional owners vow to halt Carmichael coal mine http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-07/further-legal-action-planned-against-carmichael-coal-mine/8100326, By Kathy McLeish, 7 Dec 16, Traditional owners are set to launch further legal action against Adani’s Carmichael coal mine slated for central Queensland.
The Wangan and Jagalingou people claimed the $22 billion project impinges on their native title rights, and would extinguish their interests over 28 square kilometres of land if it goes ahead.
Spokesman Adrian Burragubba said the group was running four separate legal challenges to the project, and vowed to continue fighting.
“We will continue to pursue all legal avenues, Australian and international, and put a stop to this disastrous project,” he said.
“Our rights are not protected, and we will test the limits of the law in this country if need be, including all the way to the High Court.”
The latest legal action relates to an application for a judicial review of the Queensland Government’s decision to issue the project a mining lease before other proceedings were completed.
The Supreme Court dismissed the application last month, a decision the group will appeal in the Queensland Court of Appeal.
It has until late December to file its case. Traditional owners are set to launch further legal action against Adani’s Carmichael coal mine slated for central Queensland.
The Wangan and Jagalingou people claimed the $22 billion project impinges on their native title rights, and would extinguish their interests over 28 square kilometres of land if it goes ahead.
Spokesman Adrian Burragubba said the group was running four separate legal challenges to the project, and vowed to continue fighting.
“We will continue to pursue all legal avenues, Australian and international, and put a stop to this disastrous project,” he said.
“Our rights are not protected, and we will test the limits of the law in this country if need be, including all the way to the High Court.”
The latest legal action relates to an application for a judicial review of the Queensland Government’s decision to issue the project a mining lease before other proceedings were completed.
The Supreme Court dismissed the application last month, a decision the group will appeal in the Queensland Court of Appeal.
It has until late December to file its case.
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