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Alanvale Pty. Ltd. v. Southern Rural Water Authority

Reporter Info: [2010] VCAT 480
Status: Denied
Case Categories:
  • Suits against governments
    • Environmental assessment and permitting
      • Climate adaptation
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Principal Laws:
  • Australia
    • Precautionary Principle
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
Case Documents:
Filing Date Type File Summary
04/21/2010 Decision Download No summary available.

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