NSW Voter Poll Supports High Court Over Parliament on Development Decisions
What happened
A YouGov poll of 1,289 New South Wales voters found that 54% of all voters and 61% of Labor voters want the New South Wales Parliament to respect High Court rulings on development judgments. This comes as the Government plans a special bill to circumvent a previous High Court ruling that invalidated a Mount Pleasant expansion approval due to insufficient consideration of emissions.
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Why it matters
The poll indicates strong public support for the independent planning process to decide development outcomes, which contrasts with the Government's plan to pass special legislation. The High Court had previously upheld the invalidation of the Mount Pleasant expansion approval after the Independent Planning Commission failed to properly consider conditions to minimize emissions.
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Who's involved
- high courtUpheld the invalidation of a mine expansion approval based on planning conditions.
- parliamentThe legislative body voters want to respect High Court rulings on development.
- New South WalesThe state where the poll was conducted and where the development rulings apply.
- governmentIs planning a special bill to authorize the mine expansion outside the current planning framework.
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The entities involved
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high court
courts with higher status than some of other courts, sometimes refer to supreme court
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parliament
legislative body of government
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