Skip to content
The Climate Litigation Database

RES Southern Cross v. Minister for Planning

Geography
🇦🇺 Australia / New South Wales
Year
2007
Document Type
Litigation

About this case

Filing year
2007
Status
Decided
Geography
🇦🇺 Australia → New South Wales
Court/admin entity
Australia → New South Wales → Land and Environment Court
Case category
Suits against governments (Global) → Environmental assessment and permitting (Global) → Renewable projects (Global)
Principal law
Australia → Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW)
At issue
Challenge permit approval allowing modification of proposed wind farm
Topics
, ,  

Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics 
Beta
02/11/2009
Decision

Summary

A number of individuals and a community association objected to RES Southern Cross’s application to modify a proposed wind farm by raising turbines and installing aviation safety lighting. The challengers expressed concern over noise, visual impacts, biodiversity impacts, etc. In dismissing the challenge, the court asserted that the development was in the public interest due to the risks of climate change.

 Topics mentioned most in this case  
Beta

See how often topics get mentioned in this case and view specific passages of text highlighted in each document. Accuracy is not 100%. Learn more

Group
Topics
Policy instrument
Just transition
Economic sector
Finance