March 9, 2010

Watershed Decision To Hold Miners More Accountable


In a landmark judgment, the NSW Supreme Court today found in favor of two Liverpool
Plains farmers who challenged the right of BHP Billiton to enter their farms to explore for
coal.
The decision has broad implications for all mining companies seeking access to private land
in NSW to conduct exploration and exposes serious deficiencies in the way the current
regime deals with environmental protection.

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