6 June 2025. Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has won a Federal Court order that enables it to challenge NOPSEMA’s approval of the Scarborough Gas Project’s environment plan (EP). The court today made a maximum costs order, limiting to $80,000 the amount that NOPSEMA and energy company Woodside could seek in legal costs if DEA’s case were unsuccessful. On April 30, DEA filed proceedings in the Federal Court seeking a judicial review of NOPSEMA’s approval of the Scarborough EP. A hearing into the matter is scheduled for July 14 and 15. DEA Executive Director Kate Wylie said: “We welcome today’s decision, which recognises this case addresses important public-interest questions concerning NOPSEMA’s decision-making. “It means the court will now scrutinise NOPSEMA’s handling of the Scarborough Gas Project’s environment plan and decide whether the regulator’s approval of the plan was lawful.
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