Category: Energy and Infrastructure

Who must be consulted? The Full Federal Court on environment plans for offshore petroleum projects

The Full Court of the Federal Court upheld a judgment setting aside NOPSEMA’s decision to approve an environment plan for Santos’s offshore gas drilling project in the Timor Sea. The Court held that traditional owners of the Tiwi Islands, who had not been consulted, had “functions, interests or activities” which may be affected by the project.