Fullerton Cove Residents Action Group Incorporated v Dart Energy Ltd (No 3)

Fullerton Cove Residents Action Group Incorporated brought an action against Dart Energy Ltd in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales. The group sought a judicial review of a decision by the New South Wales Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services to grant Dart Energy Ltd an approval for a coal seam gas exploration license. The residents' group argued that the approval process had not been conducted in accordance with the requirements of the relevant legislation and that the decision was therefore invalid. The group also claimed that the approval would result in significant environmental harm to the local community.

The court had to determine whether the approval process had been conducted in accordance with the law and whether the decision was valid. The court also had to consider whether the approval would result in significant environmental harm to the local community. The court examined the relevant legislation and the decision-making process undertaken by the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services. The court found that the approval process had not been conducted in accordance with the law and that the decision was therefore invalid. The court also found that the approval would result in significant environmental harm to the local community.

The court quashed the decision of the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services to grant Dart Energy Ltd a coal seam gas exploration license. The court ordered each party to bear its own costs of the proceedings. The court also ordered the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services to pay the costs of the residents' group in relation to the application for judicial review.