pulp mill invalid

Gunns approval for mill invalid

Matthew Denholm, The Australian
10.03.10 4:45 am

STATE approval for Gunns Tasmanian pulp mill is invalid and wide open to legal challenge, according to an analysis to be published by a leading administrative law expert. Michael Stokes, University of Tasmania senior law lecturer, told The Australian his detailed analysis revealed an apparent fatal flaw in the mill assessment process. The flaw was a time bomb for the $2 billion bleached eucalypt mill, proposed for the Tamar Valley north of Launceston, providing solid grounds for a legal challenge

Mr Stokess analysis concludes that the assessment of the project by consultants (Sweco Pic) under former premier Paul Lennons fast-track process failed to comply with Mr Lennons own fast-track legislation.

Michael Stokes legal opinions on the pulp mill process and the invalidity of the permit have been extensively published on Tasmanian Times in the past two years:
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