Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated v Minister for the Environment and Energy [2017] FCAFC 134 Appeal from: Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated v Minister for the Environment [2016] FCA 1042
File number: QUD 726 of 2016
Judges: DOWSETT, MCKERRACHER AND ROBERTSON JJ
Date of judgment: 25 August 2017
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – appeal from a decision dismissing a judicial review challenge – where the Minister's decision was to approve a coal mine project – alleged error by the Minister in failing to determine the "impact" of combustion emissions on the Great Barrier Reef – consideration of s 527E of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) – where the Minister's reasons reflect a proper discharge of his statutory duty – appeal dismissed
Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 19 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) ss 24B, 44, 47(1), 67, 67A, 68, 75, 77, 82, 83, 130, 136, 137, 137A, 391, 523(1), 527E Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Cases cited: Tarkine National Coalition Inc v Minister for the Environment (2015) 233 FCR 254
Date of hearing: 3 March 2017
Registry: Queensland
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human rights
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 62
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