Your Water Your Say Inc v Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts (No 2)

The case involved an application by Your Water Your Say Inc against the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. The applicant sought a judicial review of the decision by the Minister to approve a water plan under the Water Act 2007. The matter was heard in the Federal Court of Australia.

The primary legal issue was whether the Minister had the authority to approve the water plan under the Act and whether the plan was in compliance with the legislative requirements. Additionally, the court had to determine if the applicant had standing to bring the challenge and whether the decision-making process was lawful.

The court found that the Minister had the authority to approve the water plan and that the plan complied with the legislative requirements. The court held that Your Water Your Say Inc did not have standing to bring the challenge, as it did not have a sufficient interest in the matter. The decision-making process was found to be lawful, and the application for judicial review was dismissed. The court ordered that the applicant pay the respondents’ costs, including reserved costs.