NSW court accepts climate challenge to one project, makes costs order in another
In a decision that includes an extensive history of how Australian legislators and courts have applied principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD), a judge has quashed NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor's approval of a coastal developer's concept plan because the minister failed to consider climate change-related flood risks. Meanwhile, a man who unsuccessfully challenged approval of another developer's concept plan has lost a bid to stave off a cost order.
