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Copley v. Logan City Council and Anor

Geography
🇦🇺 Australia / Queensland
Date
2012
Document type
Litigation

About this case

Filing year
2012
Status
Denied with respect to flooding concern
Geography
Court/admin entity
Australia → Queensland → Planning and Environment Court
Case category
Suits against governments → Environmental assessment and permitting → Climate adaptation
Principal law
Australia → Local Government (Planning and Environment) Act 1990 (Qld)
At issue
Challenged approval of a development application

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Summary
Document
05/30/2012
Decision
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Summary

Copley challenged Logan City Council’s approval of a development application in an Australian state court asserting that the proposed homes violated the Local Government (Planning and Environment) Act of 1990 because they were impermissibly susceptible to flooding due to the impacts of climate change. The applicants motioned to strike the challenge. The judge denied the motion and permitted a substantive hearing on the issue.