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Seadragon Offshore Wind Pty Ltd v Minister for Climate Change and Energy

Geography
Year
2024
Document Type
Litigation

About this case

Filing year
2024
Status
Pending
Court/admin entity
Australia → Federal Court of Australia
Case category
Suits against governments (Global) → Environmental assessment and permitting (Global) → Renewable projects (Global)
Principal law
Australia → Administrative Law
At issue
Whether the minister's decision to refuse to grant the license should be quashed.

Documents

Summary

Flotation Energy, a company planning to build an offshore wind farm in Australia (called "Seadragon"), has commenced judicial review proceedings challenging the minister's refusal to grant a license approving the project. Among the minister's reasons for declining the license are concerns about threatened and aquatic species, the impact on terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments, Aboriginal cultural heritage values, and landscape and visual amenity.