Alanvale Pty. Ltd. v. Southern Rural Water Authority

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.

At Issue: Application to overturn government decision to not grant license for groundwater extraction on basis of climate variability