AustraliaA group of graziers in New South Wales has initiated legal action against the declaration of the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), arguing that the previous government did not fulfill a mandatory requirement to consider a report on the potential impacts of the zone on electricity costs. The plaintiffs, including landowners affected by plans for a transmission line crossing their properties, claim the REZ is invalid due to a lack of required documentation. They assert that the absence of this report meant the energy minister could not legally declare the zone. The case will be heard in the NSW Supreme Court, where the plaintiffs seek to challenge the validity of the REZ declaration.
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