The applicant wished to develop a commercial sand extraction plant, wet screening and wash plant operation on a site at Forest Glen. A report to the Geological Survey of Queensland was provided on behalf of the applicant, a division of the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, supporting the inclusion of part of the site as a Key Resource Area in the State Planning Policy. In this application for a statutory order of review the respondent Minister applied for the dismissal of the application pursuant to s 48 of the Judicial Review Act 1991 (Qld) because the decision is said not to be one to which the Act applies.
John Ware (with J M Horton QC) appeared for the respondent, instructed by Crown Law.
The judgment is available here.
