A looming court battle over the Hazelwood coal mine fire is set to test the definition of causing pollution, says Jeff Lynn, partner in law firm Ashurst.
If a planning scheme calls for 'best practice' environmental design, then a building proponent must comply unless there are good reasons not to, a tribunal has ruled.
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In a major defeat for South Australia's EPA, a court has rejected its interpretation of the state's legislation and policy on waste and found a company not guilty of breaching environmental conditions.
Queensland's environment department has released new details of events that led to fines totalling $60,000 for Caltex and clean-up costs of more than $750,000.
The Fair Work Commission has found that an environmental officer was unfairly dismissed, even though her work was not satisfactory, and has ordered her employer to pay her $15,000.