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Global | Publication | July 2018
On 17 July 2018, the Northern Territory (NT) Government released its plan to implement the 135 recommendations of the Independent Scientific Inquiry into unconventional hydraulic fracturing. The plan details how each of the recommendations will be implemented and is grouped under six key themes: Strengthening Regulation, Ensuring Accountable Industry Practise, Safeguarding Water and the Environment, Respecting Community and Culture, Maximising Regional Benefits and Local opportunities, and Planning for Industry.
The NT Government has outlined the following Implementation Stages:
Stage | Action | Completion Date |
Stage 1: Planning |
Establishing an Onshore Shale Gas Community and Business Reference Group. | By July 2018 |
Stage 2: Preparing for exploration |
Implementing 30 priority recommendations from the Report, to allow hydraulic fracturing to commence. | By the end of 2018 |
Stage 3: Exploration and preparing for production |
Implementing the remaining recommendations required before production licences can be approved. | Between 2018 and 2021 |
While the granting of production licenses may be three years away, exploration and development activities are likely to commence before the end of Stage 3. In anticipation of this, there is likely to be increased M&A activity in the area. Oil service companies and ancillary industries may also enjoy an increase in demand as companies seek to lock down arrangements.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court) recently ruled in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz & Ors v. Switzerland (Application No. 53600/20) that Switzerland had breached the European Convention of Human Rights (the Convention) by not taking sufficient action against climate change. In particular, it found a breach of the right to respect for private and family life contained in Article 8 of the Convention, based on Switzerland’s failure to mitigate the impact of climate change on the lives, health, well-being and quality of life of its citizens. It also ruled that Switzerland had breached the right to a fair trial in terms of Article 6, in that the domestic courts failed to examine the merits of the applicants’ complaints, including the scientific evidence. In this article we consider the key features of this landmark judgment, which has wide ramifications for Member States of the Convention.
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