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The Supreme Court has allowed a declaratory relief claim under the Civil Proceedings Act to proceed, potentially creating a new pathway to enforce cultural rights under Queensland’s Human Rights Act — even where judicial review fails.
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Islands of Power – Can the Government Really Do That?
A visual companion to our legal analysis of the POLA Bill, Olympic immunity, and the Rule of Law.
Prepared by Ninox Law for Save Victoria Park Inc. to support community understanding of how the proposed Planning (Social Impact and Community Benefit) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (POLA Bill) may be inconsistent with fundamental legislative principles: the rule of law and separation of powers. “To deprive a State Supreme Court of its supervisory […]
In a landmark decision in November 2022, the Land Court of Queensland recommended refusal of the mining lease and environmental authority applications by Waratah Coal Pty Ltd for a thermal coal mine in central Queensland (the Mine).
Land Court recommends thermal coal mining lease “not be approved unless and until the applicants show real and significant progress towards mitigating their GHG emissions”.
