High Court orders fresh hearings into approvals for New Acland coal mine expansion
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The New Hope Group has waited for stage 3 approval for 13 years.
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The High Court has ordered fresh hearings into the planned expansion of a controversial coal mine on Queensland s Darling Downs, potentially putting a halt to the project.
Key points:
A group of Darling Downs landholders win their appeal against the planned expansion of the New Acland coal mine
The mine s owners, New Hope Group, has been seeking approvals for the mine since 2007
The case will be sent back to the Queensland Land Court for fresh hearings