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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against Alpha coal mine project

Alpha coal mine decision - Coast and Country Association of Queensland Inc v Smith & Ors [2016] QCA 242 The Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed the challenge brought by Coast and Country Association of Queensland (CCAQ) against Land Court

    Article

    The future of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation is now secure

    Following a long period of uncertainty, the Australian Government announced yesterday that it will no longer seek to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The Abbott government’s attempts to abolish the corporation were blocked by

    • Resources
    • Resources energy and projects
    • Clean energy
    • Energy innovation
    • Energy efficiency
    • Clean Energy Innovation Fund
    • Resources and energy
    • Renewables
    • Climate change

    Article

    What's next for hydraulic fracturing in Western Australia?

    A brief summary Over the last two years, the Western Australian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs has conducted an enquiry into the implications for Western Australia of hydraulic fracturing for unconventional gas ?

    • Fraccing
    • Fracturing
    • Resources and energy
    • Western Australia
    • Hydraulic fracturing

    Article

    The Queensland Office of State Revenue issues royalty ruling for petroleum

    On 11 January 2016 the Office of State Revenue (OSR) released Royalty Ruling PGA001.1 – Determination of Petroleum Royalty (Ruling). In this article, Martin Klapper discusses the more important points concerning the Ruling.  These are as follows:

    • Allowable deductions
    • Pretoleum royalties
    • Resources and energy
    • Taxation
    • Royalty penalty amnesty

    Court Decision

    Agreements to negotiate: how binding can they be?

    In Baldwin & Anor v Icon Energy Ltd & Anor [2015] QSC 12 (Baldwin v Icon), the Supreme Court of Queensland was given occasion to consider when an “agreement to negotiate” will be legally binding. HopgoodGanim were retained as the solicito

    • Agreement to negotiate
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