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Case study 3.1: Environmental assessment of the Tasmanian pulp mill (p. 77)

Legal:           
For more information on the inadequacy of judicial review in environmental and EPBC Act litigation, see Chris McGrath, ‘Flying foxes, dams and whales: Using federal environmental laws in the public interest’ (2008) 25(5) Environmental and Planning Law Journal 324, and Jason Cabarrús, ‘Merits Review of Commonwealth Environmental Decision-making’ (2009) 26 (2) Environmental and Planning Law Journal 113.

Policy:           
For more information on the Pulp Mill dispute, see Giorel Curran and Robyn Hollander, ‘A Tale of Two Pulp Mills: Realising Ecologically Sustainable Development in Australia’ (2008) 67(4) Australian Journal of Public Administration 483, reflecting on the adequacy of Australia’s sustainability regime. 

See also Fred Gale, ‘Tasmania’s Tamar Valley Pulp Mill: A Comparison of Planning Processes Using a Good Environmental Governance Framework’ (2008) 67(3) Australian Journal of Public Administration 261, looking at the impact of politics on the planning process.

Science:           
For a review of the environmental issues raised by the Pulp Mill, see the Draft Integrated Impact Statement prepared by Gunns Ltd, available at http://gunnspulpmill.com.au/. 

See also the website of The Wilderness Society, who opposed the Pulp Mill, including a section devoted to the ‘Gunns Pulp Mill Campaign’ (www.wilderness.org.au).


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