LAW – QUEENSLAND – CASES

Vaccine ruling just tip of the iceberg

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Original article by Ellie Dudley, Lydia Lynch
The Australian – Page: 3 : 28-Feb-24

The Supreme Court of Queensland has ruled that the state government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for frontline workers such as police officers and paramedics was unlawful. More than 70 such workers pursued legal action against the government, contending amongst other things that requiring them to be vaccinated at the peak of the pandemic was a breach of their human rights. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says the frontline workers had been "vindicated", while legal experts believe that the Queensland ruling may set a precedent for similar cases in other states.

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SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND, ONE NATION PARTY

Radio star Jones fights to overturn gag order

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Original article by Charlie Peel
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 14-Feb-19

A Brisbane court is hearing an application to lift an injunction that prevents veteran radio broadcaster Alan Jones from repeating imputations that prompted a record defamation payout in 2018. The Wagner family was awarded $3.75m in damages after the Supreme Court ruled that Jones had defamed them in a series of broadcasts on 2GB and 4BC. The Wagners’ lawyer has argued that the injunction simply prevents Jones from repeating the allegations and does not prevent him from discussing the case.

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2GB, RADIO 4BC BRISBANE PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND, COURT OF APPEAL (QUEENSLAND)

Alan Jones defamed Wagner family over Grantham floods

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: Online : 13-Sep-18

Macquarie Media will have to pay Toowoomba’s Wagner brothers $3.75 million after it and broadcaster Alan Jones lost a defamation case in the Supreme Court of Queensland. The case related to allegations by Jones in broadcasts in 2014 and 2015 that the quarry the brothers owned had caused the deaths of 12 people in the Grantham floods in 2011. The Wagner brothers had been seeking $4.8 million in damages. Justice Peter Flanagan directed Jones and his programs to never again repeat his defamatory comments.

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MACQUARIE MEDIA LIMITED – ASX MRN, SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND, RADIO 4BC BRISBANE PTY LTD, 2GB, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH

Decision day for Alan Jones in Wagner defamation case

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Original article by Mark Schliebs
The Australian – Page: Online : 12-Sep-18

Supreme Court of Queensland Justice Peter Flanagan will hand down his decision in a defamation case involving broadcaster Alan Jones on 12 September. The Toowoomba-based Wagner brothers are seeking $4.8 million in damages over 32 broadcasts made by Jones in 2014 and 2015. The Wagners claim they were defamed by imputations that the collapse of a dirt wall in a quarry they owned caused the deaths of 12 people in floods in 2011. They are also suing Jones and co-defendants 4BC and Harbour Radio regarding allegations concerning the Wellcamp airport near Toowoomba; journalist Nick Cater is a defendant in regard to one of the 32 broadcasts.

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SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND, RADIO 4BC BRISBANE PTY LTD, HARBOUR RADIO PTY LTD

Charges over union-Mirvac ‘secret deals’

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Original article by Sarah Elks
The Australian – Page: 3 : 23-Dec-16

Former union official Dave Hanna and Mirvac former managers Adam Moore and Mathew McAllum have been arrested and charged with offences relating to work done on Hanna’s home for no payment. Queensland Police allege the arrangement involved more than $A400,000 in free work done at the property. The accused are due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 25 January 2017.

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MIRVAC GROUP – ASX MGR, QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE, BRISBANE MAGISTRATES’ COURT, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA

Qld Nickel’s debts ‘probably won’t be paid’

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 21-Apr-16

The former MD of Queensland Nickel, Clive Mensink, was evasive when asked about the company’s debts but, under pressure from lawyers, he said they were unlikely to be paid. Mensink appeared in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on 20 April 2016 in a case involving an injunction to stop FTI Consulting, acting as voluntary administrator for Queensland Nickel, from pursuing two call notices against QNI Resources and QNI Metals totalling $A190m.

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QUEENSLAND NICKEL SALES PTY LTD, QUEENSLAND NICKEL PTY LTD, FTI CONSULTING PTY LTD, QNI RESOURCES PTY LTD, QNI METALS PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND

Palmer may be forced to end his lawfare

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Original article by Sarah Elks
The Australian – Page: 5 : 3-Feb-16

Lawyers representing the administrators of Queensland Nickel may order legal action against China-based CITIC to be discontinued, due to concerns about the likely cost of further litigation. The Clive Palmer-backed company launched a $A137.5m civil damages claim against CITIC in 2015, although most of the legal action by Palmer against the Chinese group is being undertaken via Mineralogy. Queensland Nickel’s administrators may also seek to settle litigation over an alleged breach of environmental laws in order to avoid further legal costs.

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QUEENSLAND NICKEL PTY LTD, CITIC LIMITED, MINERALOGY PTY LTD, FTI CONSULTING PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SINO IRON PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, TOWNSVILLE MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Activists fail to block Adani’s mine

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 16-Dec-15

The Land Court of Queensland has recommended that the State Government grant a mining lease to Adani for its proposed Carmichael coal mine. However, Land Court president Carmel MacDonald added that the mine’s approval should be subject to a number of conditions, and concluded that the economic benefits of the $A16.5bn project would be greater than its environmental impact. Environmentalists have sought to block the project.

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ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMITED, LAND COURT OF QUEENSLAND, CITIGROUP PTY LTD, INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS OFFICE LIMITED

Rinehart mine would damage groundwater

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 20-Oct-15

The Land Court of Queensland has been told that the proposed Kevin’s Corner thermal coal mine should not proceed due to concerns about its impact on groundwater reserves. The $A4.2bn project is being undertaken by Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Coal and India-based GVK, which are facing opposition from environmentalists and farmers. The mine would export up to 30 million tonnes of coal each year.

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HANCOCK COAL PTY LTD, GVK INDUSTRIES LIMITED, LAND COURT OF QUEENSLAND, ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMITED, COAST AND COUNTRY ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND INCORPORATED, NORTH QUEENSLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL, MACKAY CONSERVATION GROUP INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

IBM blames Qld health division for $1.2b payroll debacle

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 26-Aug-15

The Supreme Court heard on 25 August 2015 that the Queensland Government was to blame for delays and cost increases in the health payroll system. IBM’s lawyer, Shane Doyle, told the court the problems were caused by the health department changing the project’s scope. The Government alleges that IBM made "negligent and misleading" representations of its credentials.

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IBM AUSTRALIA LIMITED, SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND, ACCENTURE AUSTRALIA LIMITED, LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY OF QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, QUEENSLAND HEALTH