Whitehaven Coal gets away with blasting charge

Blasting near the Leard State Forest Biodiversity Corridor

The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal’s overturning of the Land & Environment Court’s conviction of Maules Creek Coal for incompetent blasting should be seen as an unmistakable message to the NSW Independent Planning Commission not to rely on promises by Minister Paul Scully’s Planning Department that “strict controls” and “a robust regulatory regime that is … Read more

Blasting obscenity: Court’s verdict finds Maules Creek mine guilty on all counts

The long-awaited judgment in NSW Environment Protection Authority’s prosecution of Maules Creek Coal mine blast, which caused the nearby Boggabri Coal mine to evacuate workers in the path of horrendous shockwaves and a wall of dust and fumes, has been delivered by Justice Sarah Pritchard of the NSW Land and Environment Court. 896,256kg (or around … Read more