Pic: of Peter McGlone
TCT Supreme Court challenge to the Tamar Valley pulp mill permit – Gunns loses appeal over failed cost order application
The Tasmanian Supreme Court today dismissed the appeal by Gunns Ltd in regard to the previous decision by the court that the Tasmanian Conservation Trust is not required to pay a security bond to the Court as requested by Gunns Ltd.
The decision was made today by Justice Alan Blow.
The TCT Director Peter McGlone today stated that “The TCT is greatly relieved that the Court dismissed Gunns’ appeal, which backs up the previous decision of the court that we are not required to pay a security bond”.
“We hope that the case will now proceed toward a trial at the earliest possible date and have asked our lawyers to proceed with preparing the case for trial”.
Gunns was ordered by the court to pay the TCT’s costs in relation to the appeal.
The TCT initiated this action on 25 October 2011 in order to seek a court determination that the permit for the proposed Tamar Valley pulp mill had lapsed because the proponent Gunns Ltd had failed to meet the permit condition that the project be substantially commenced by the end of August 2011.
In March this year Gunns Ltd applied to the Supreme Court seeking an order that the TCT be required to pay a security deposit or bond to the court in the event that we lost the case and were required to pay Gunns’ cost.
On 20 April 2012 Associate Justice Stephen Holt dismissed this application and Gunns promptly initiated an appeal over that decision.
First published: 2012-08-08 06:54 PM
