Conservation group cleared to take legal action against NSW Forestry Corp

By Patrick Bell
ABC News, Australia
April 9, 2025
Category: Forestry
Region: International

The High Court has cleared the way for a conservation group to proceed with a civil case against the Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) over its biodiversity assessment of of areas of native forest logging in NSW. The South East Forest Rescue group (SEFR) alleged the corporation did not conduct a broad area habitat search for features of habitat for three species of glider, two of which are regarded as vulnerable, and another as endangered. …The corporation’s sole ground of appeal was an argument that private people or entities could not launch a case to enforce the duties of a forestry approval. But the High Court has ruled that, for such persons to be prevented from launching a case, there needs to be “a clear and unmistakable” intention to do so in the legislation, which does not exist.

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