Overview

• The environment department advised Minister Murray Watt to make a Section 10 declaration over part of the Burrup (Murujuga) peninsula, according to a redacted court affidavit.
• Federal Court Justice Angus Stewart found the more than three-and-a-half-year delay in deciding the application to be unreasonably long but declined to compel an immediate decision.
• Raelene Cooper can return to court if no decision is made by September 12, with a case-management hearing set for September 19.
• Key details of the proposed protections, including the boundaries and any prohibitions or restrictions, were redacted, leaving the potential impact on industry unclear.
• Emails show the government is seeking comments and meeting affected parties, including traditional custodians, the WA government, Woodside, Yara and Perdaman, before Watt makes a final decision.