At issue: Whether, in the course of preparing its environment plan for regulatory approval, Santos should have consulted with the applicant and his community; Whether the applicant and his community are considered “relevant persons” for consultation under the relevant regulations
At issue: Whether the Australian government owes a duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders to take reasonable steps to protect Torres Strait Islanders, their traditional way of life and the marine environment in and around the Torres Strait Islands from climate change impacts. Further, whether the Australian government has breached the alleged duty by failing to implement measures to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.
At issue: Whether an oil and gas company's representations that natural gas is a clean fuel and that the company has a credible net zero emissions plan were misleading.
At issue: Whether the Minister for Environment has a duty of care to avoid causing harm to Australian children when deciding whether or not to approve a coal mine expansion. If so, whether an injunction can be sought to stop the Minister from approving the coal mine expansion.
At issue: Whether the Minister was required under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) to consider the impact of scope three greenhouse gas emissions on the climate and the Great Barrier Reef when deciding whether to approve a coal mine.
At issue: Whether a shareholder resolution seeking disclosures of climate-related risks and risk mitigation strategies could be validly put to a general meeting.
At issue: Whether an Australian pension fund violated the law by failing to disclose information on climate business risks and its strategies to address these risks
At issue: Whether the determination of the fees, upon which the charges to it were based, was invalid. As an interlocutory measure it has sought extensive discovery going to the costs of supplying electricity in the Territory. The question whether such discovery should be ordered depends ultimately upon the construction of the Ordinance. In particular it depends upon whether it is necessary in deciding upon the validity of the determination, to know what were the actual costs of supply to the relevant users in the period for which charges based upon that determination were raised.
At issue: To impose penalties for providing false information to the government regarding the installation of solar panels and claiming of Renewable Energy Certificates