The West Australian government has moved the goalposts just
one week ahead of a legal challenge to Woodside Petroleum's proposed $30 billion
Kimberley gas hub, the state's Environmental Defender's Office (EDO)
says.
The office issued a statement on Tuesday criticising WA
Planning Minster John Day's decision to amend local planning rules specifically
allowing Woodside to conduct preliminary works at the culturally and
environmentally sensitive site without shire approval.
The EDO launched a civil case against the Shire of Broome
last month on behalf of Goolarabooloo man Richard Hunter, a traditional owner of
the James Price Point site, 60km north of Broome, where Woodside wants to build
the world's biggest LNG processing plant.
The case hinges on a decision by the Kimberley Joint
Development Assessment Panel to grant retrospective and new approvals to
Woodside without the shire's consent.
The EDO and Mr Hunter are suing the shire for allowing the
decision to be made on its behalf.
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