25-1-24 / Matthew Hickey OAM, Lucinda Brabazon — Appellate, Professional Discipline & Regulatory, Resources & Energy
Matthew Hickey OAM and Lucinda Brabazon appeared for the respondent. The full judgment can be read here.
17-10-23 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Judicial Review & Administrative, Resources & Energy
Matthew Hickey OAM appeared for the respondent, instructed by Crown Law. The judgment is published here.
24-8-23 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Appellate, Professional Discipline & Regulatory, Resources & Energy
An application for procedural directions in an appeal against the decision of the respondent (Stone, the CEO pursuant to the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999) to cancel the appellant’s (Romanski & Block) certificate of competency under s 179D of the Act. The proceedings are the first appeal of…
12-4-21 / Scott McLeod KC, Matthew Hickey OAM — Judicial Review & Administrative, Resources & Energy
The applicants applied for exploration permits for minerals other than coal (EPM) under the Mineral Resources Act 1989. The Minster’s delegate refused them for virtually identical reasons, including a history of non-compliance (by the applicant or a related person) with the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The applicants each brought an…
4-3-21 / Matthew Hickey OAM, Sophie Gibson — Judicial Review & Administrative, Resources & Energy, Human Rights & Discrimination
This was the first application to the Supreme Court of Queensland for judicial review of powers to cancel a certificate of competency issued to an open-cut examiner for a coal mine, created under amendments to the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) in 2018. Here, the applicant's certificate…
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