LOCK the Gate Alliance president Drew Hutton will appear in Dalby Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with obstructing a coal seam gas company without reasonable excuse.
Mr Hutton is charged under section 805 of the Queensland Petroleum and Gas Act.
He will be arguing he had a reasonable excuse.
Greens leader Senator Bob Brown and Greens Senator Larissa Waters will be attending as will the leader of Katter's Australian Party, Bob Katter.
It is also expected that a large crowd of farmers will be attending and a rally will be held in a nearby park.
Mr Hutton said a judgment in his favour could set a precedent for giving landowners greater equality in their relationships with mining companies.
Toowoomba Chronicle
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