The court has advised the project should be given approval with some additional environmental conditions.
The court backing follows re-approval from the Australian Government in October 2015
In August, the Australia’s federal court had rejected the existing environmental permit for coal mine, following a lawsuit filed by Mackay Conservation Group.
The environmental groups claimed that the project was approved without considering the mine’s impact on the two vulnerable species that are found only in Queensland.
The Land Court however said that the Carmichael project should be subject to 59 rigorous conditions under federal environmental law.
Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche said: "Coast and Country are serial abusers of the Queensland court system and we fear that they will not respect the Land Court’s recommendation as the final word.
"Adani has become the target of green activists’ vexatious litigation, having already faced two federal appeals and a string of cases against the Abbot Point expansion.
"The activists’ disrupt and delay tactics are clearly outlined in the their anti-coal playbook Stopping the Australian Coal Export Boom, and continue to deny Queenslanders thousands of needed jobs and millions of dollars to help pay for state services such as schools, police and hospitals."
With an expected operating life of approximately 60 years, the mine will produce 60 million tons per annum (Mtpa) of green field coal.
The project is estimated to hold 10 billion tons of Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC)-compliant thermal coal resources.
Image: Adani’s coal mine in Australia is subject to rigorous conditions under federal environmental law. Photo: courtesy of dan/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
