4-3-21 / Matthew Hickey OAM, Sophie Gibson — Judicial Review & Administrative, Resources & Energy, Human Rights & Discrimination
This was the first application to the Supreme Court of Queensland for judicial review of powers to cancel a certificate of competency issued to an open-cut examiner for a coal mine, created under amendments to the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) in 2018. Here, the applicant's certificate…
2-6-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Judicial Review & Administrative, Resources & Energy
A decision about costs, after an earlier decision in which the Court dismissed an application for judicial review of a Land Court decision. Here, Justice Applegarth considered the circumstances in which an unsuccessful applicant for judicial review may avoid liability for costs where the matter was of "public interest". Matthew…
23-4-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Judicial Review & Administrative, Resources & Energy
An application for judicial review of a decision of the Land Court to recommend that the first respondent be granted a mining lease. The applicant submitted that the Land Court had failed to comply with s 252A and 252B of the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld), and that compliance with…
22-2-18 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Judicial Review & Administrative, Resources & Energy
Matthew Hickey appeared for the successful respondent, the Chief Executive, in resisting an application for a statement of reasons for a decision made under s 295 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld), which determined the amount and form of financial assurance required to be provided by the operator of the…
22-2-18 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Judicial Review & Administrative, Resources & Energy
Matthew Hickey appeared for the successful respondent, the Minister, in resisting an application for a statement of reasons for a decision to grant indicative approval for the transfer of a mining lease, under section 318AAV of the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld). The application had been brought by an environmental organisation.…
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