Company is already in court fighting allegations it failed to properly consult Tiwi Islanders over another part of the Barossa project
A Santos spokesperson said that “both documents have been withdrawn and are to be resubmitted soon as a single referral under the EPBC Act”. Subject to getting the fresh approvals, the company plans to start laying pipe next year.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
However, it is understood that executives were concerned that the applications might be vulnerable to legal action over issues including whether it has adequately documented consultations with interested parties that it was required to undertake as part of the process. The company is already in the federal court fighting allegations it failed to properly consult a group of Tiwi Islanders over a part of the project that is covered by a separate Nopsema approval, the drilling of eight wells at the Barossa field.: “Santos say they did consultation for this drilling project, but no one spoke to me as a traditional owner and senior lawman for the Munupi clan,” he said.
Dina Hopstad Rui, the campaigns director at activist group Jubilee Australia, said it appeared that “Santos has conceded it cuts corners”. “Whether Santos submits a new pipeline proposal or not, the environmental movement will go through it line by line,” she said.Our Australian morning briefing email breaks down the key national and international stories of the day and why they matterNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our
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