Australia’s environment law doesn’t protect the environment – an alarming message from the recent duty-quashing climate case
- Written by: Laura Schuijers, Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law and Lecturer in Law, University of Sydney
The Federal Court recently quashed a duty of care owed by the environment minister to Australian children, to protect them from the harms of climate change.
The duty was attached to Australia’s federal environment law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. In reversing the decision that had established the duty,...
