The Queensland Court of Appeal has rejected arguments by Boral Resources (Qld) Pty Ltd that Gold Coast City Council wrongly refused it a permit to develop a new quarry.
The NSW Land and Environment Court has fined Shoalhaven Starches $81,000 for failing to disclose political donations made by one of its directors, when it applied for project approvals.
A legal dispute between a waste company and a council has tested whether new conditions can be imposed on a site's existing activities, as part of granting consent for additional operations.
A company's poor environmental record has cost it dearly in a licence dispute, with a court ruling its activities need controls and assurances likely to cost $1.4 million and rejecting its arguments that measures worth $254,000 would suffice.
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.