In a decision that turned on the affordability and viability of pollution controls, a company has failed to convince a tribunal it should continue to discharge ozone-depleting methyl bromide.
Charges laid against four companies over the Hazelwood coal mine fire are likely to be a crucial test of air pollution provisions in Victoria's environment law, according to Rob Jamieson of law firm Ashurst.
After more than two years of litigation, EPA Victoria and a waste company have secured a Supreme Court decision that has set aside an earlier tribunal ruling and satisfied them both.
A court has ruled that a summons issued to a food company should have provided details about the identity of the person responsible for an alleged licence breach.