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High Court rejects Wielangta appeal
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23-05-2008: In a 2 - 1 split judgement (Crennan, Hayne - Kirby) the High Court has rejected Greens Leader Bob Brown's application to appeal against the full Federal Court's decision which overruled Justice Marshall's 2006 ban on logging in Tasmania's Wielangta Forest.
Justice Marshall found that logging under Forestry Tasmania's management damaged the habitat of 3 nationally-listed endangered species, the Swift Parrot, Wielangta Stag Beetle and giant Tasmanian Wedgetail eagle.
Two months after Justice Marshall's ban, then Prime Minister Howard and Premier Lennon altered the Regional Forest Agreement to agree that, despite the court, it did protect the rare species. The High Court effectively ruled today that this alteration, which has no parliamentary approval, overrode Justice Marshall's judgement.More info
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