AAP General News (Australia)
08-25-2011
QLD:Coal seam gas activist faces court
BRISBANE, Aug 25 AAP - Veteran conservationist Drew Hutton, who was arrested during
a blockade against coal seam gas (CSG), will appear in court on Thursday.
The Lock the Gate Alliance president was charged with obstructing a CSG company without
reasonable excuse in March.
He was arrested south of Chinchilla on the western downs, and charged under the Petroleum
and Gas Act with an offence that carries a potential $50,000 fine.
The protest was part of a month-long campaign by local farmers and environmentalists
to stop Queensland Gas Company building a 16km pipeline to take gas from wells on the
Tara Estate to a nearby processing plant.
The hearing will be a test case to determine if there is a right for all landholders
to stop CSG companies entering their properties.
Many farmers from across the region are expected to attend the hearing in Chinchilla
Magistrates Court on Thursday.
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KEYWORD: CSG
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