Legal Resources: Case Notes

Concise analysis of key decisions shaping Queensland’s environmental and planning law

Case Note: Nagana Yarrbayn v DESI [2025] QSC 132 – Cultural Rights and Declaratory Relief

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.

Case Note: Re Sungela Pty Ltd & Anor [2025] QLC 5

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”.