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Australian court finds government has duty of care to protect children from future impact of climate change

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Sara Feijao
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In another recent example of global climate litigation, the Australian Federal Court in Sharma & others v Minister for the Environment held that the Australian government has a duty of care to protect children from the future impact of climate change, in a case challenging the expansion of a coal mine.

For more details, see the briefing prepared by Allens. 

 

In Australia, the Federal Court has found that the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment has a duty of care to protect Australian children from climate change harms when exercising powers under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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