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Litigation

Alanvale Pty. Ltd. v. Southern Rural Water Authority

Date
2008
Geography
Victoria

About this case

Filing year
2008
Status
Decided
Geography
Court/admin entity
Australia → Victoria → Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Case category
Suits against corporations, individuals → Corporations → Environmental assessment and permitting
Principal law
AustraliaPrecautionary Principle
At issue
Application to overturn government decision to not grant license for groundwater extraction on basis of climate variability

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Document
Summary
04/21/2010
Decision
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Summary

Alanvale Pty. Ltd. challenged the Southern Rural Water Authority’s decision to deny licenses for groundwater extraction. The Tribunal held that the Southern Rural Water Authority’s claim that there was a risk in over-allocating the groundwater supply was substantiated by the possibility of rainfall being scarce as a result of climate change.