‘Lawfare’ threatens Australian investor confidence
Barossa is just the latest project impacted as the industry warns of a worsening regulatory environment
“Investment in Australia will dry up” without renewed regulatory certainty, cautioned Kevin Gallagher, CEO of Australian LNG producer Santos. Gallagher issued the warning as Santos fights a court battle over a section of subsea pipeline integral to the Barossa gas project, a development that is required as a fresh source of feedgas for Darwin LNG. The Federal Court of Australia recently issued an interim injunction halting work on the Barossa project’s pipeline where it nears Bathurst Island, following a legal challenge by Tiwi traditional owners. Plaintiff Simon Munkara—later joined by other Tiwi plaintiffs and backed by legal pressure group the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO)—lodged
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