The Age, Page: 5
Tuesday, 25 July 2006
A FIGHT over the orange-bellied parrot could land Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell in court. The developers of a rejected $220 million Gippsland wind farm will apply today in the Federal Court to subpoena Senator Campbell, which would force him to appear next month to explain his decision to veto their development. In April, Senator Campbell invoked a rarely used environmental law to block the 52-turbine Bald Hills wind farm, arguing it posed too great a risk to the parrot, even though his own consultant's report found that banning all wind farms in southeastern Australia would have only a marginal impact on saving the parrot from extinction. A spokeswoman for Senator Campbell said: "It would be inappropriate to comment.
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