Lock the Gate v Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment and Imperial Oil and Gas Pty Ltd

Johnson Legal in Court
Written By Elaine Johnson

(Filed 2024, NTCAT, ongoing)

Image via Lock The Gate

Merits review of the decision by the NT Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment to approve Imperial’s Environment Management Plan. The second case filed in the NT Civil and Administrative Tribunal since merits review rights were introduced for fracking in the NT. The proceedings raise issues of risks to groundwater and surface water, including impacts on landholders, from gas fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. Acting for a national organisation representing local landowners and community groups, Lock the Gate.

Elaine Johnson
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