Note that despite being a legal case, the final result here is only a recommendation, not a requirement.
The Land Court of Queensland has a unique jurisdiction in these matters, because it makes a recommendation, rather than a final judgment. This recommendation must be taken into account by the final decision-makers – in this case, the Queensland resources minister, and the state Department of Environment and Science.
Seems like the main power it has is to compensate people, and recommend the state government do stuff.
Bashing Clive Palmer is a national sport in Australia and particularly in QLD so I imagine the government will take this advice relatively serious despite the quality of the legal argument.
Bashing Clive Palmer isn't a national sport, he's demonstrably deserving of it.
He has manipulated the Liberal/National Party coalition in Queensland to his own benefit, deliberately bankrupted Queensland Nickel to escape liabilities, including to the employees that were bailed out by the Federal Government.
He has spent millions in quixotic political activities primarily to harvest preferences to the Liberal/National Party coalition to his own benefit.
He, and Gina Rinehart, are both exploiters of workers and of Australia's natural resources without compensation to either First Nations or the people of Australia for the rights to those resources.
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Note that despite being a legal case, the final result here is only a recommendation, not a requirement.
How is it a court if they can only issue 'recommendations'?
Sounds like an advisory panel.
More about the land court: https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/courts/land-court
Seems like the main power it has is to compensate people, and recommend the state government do stuff.
Bashing Clive Palmer is a national sport in Australia and particularly in QLD so I imagine the government will take this advice relatively serious despite the quality of the legal argument.
Bashing Clive Palmer isn't a national sport, he's demonstrably deserving of it.
He has manipulated the Liberal/National Party coalition in Queensland to his own benefit, deliberately bankrupted Queensland Nickel to escape liabilities, including to the employees that were bailed out by the Federal Government.
He has spent millions in quixotic political activities primarily to harvest preferences to the Liberal/National Party coalition to his own benefit.
He, and Gina Rinehart, are both exploiters of workers and of Australia's natural resources without compensation to either First Nations or the people of Australia for the rights to those resources.
Arguably more so in Western Australia:
[1] https://thewest.com.au/politics/clive-palmer
[2] https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/clive-palmer
Perhaps rightly so:
Clive Palmer purchases Adolf Hitler’s Mercedes Benz for Gold Coast museum
[3] https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/clive-palmer/clive-palm...