The Queensland government has granted Adani’s mine project in the Galilee Basin an 11th-hour exemption to new water laws that could have seen the project subjected to further legal challenges. The Queensland government has granted Adani’s Carmichael mine project in the Galilee Basin an 11th-hour exemption to new water laws that could have seen the project subjected to further legal challenges. The government has introduced laws requiring Queensland mining projects to obtain a water licence, in an effort to reduce the impact on ground water. However, the Annastacia Palaszczuk government on Wednesday added an amendment to the laws that will allow the Adani mine project, which has already faced significant legal action, to avoid court challenges to its water licence. “It would still be subject to potential judicial review, but not a full Land Court challenge,” he added.

Source: Mint November 10, 2016 08:12 UTC