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by Discover-Tasmania.com |
| from The Advocate Newspaper online edition |
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Date
published: Monday, June 30, 2003
Author: Helen Kempton. Organic farmer scores legal win over Gunns A SOUTHERN Tasmanian organic farmer has scored a legal win against Gunns Ltd which could set a precedent when it comes to the timber company's use of 1080 poison. The case, involving Middleton farmer Stuart Young, is being hailed as a watershed which could protect organic farms and businesses from the effects of the controversial poison. "This ruling sets a huge precedent,'' Mr Young said yesterday from his farm south of Kingston in the wake of Justice Peter Evans' decision handed down in Launceston on Thursday. Justice Evans ruled that GUNNS must pay Mr Young $4000 as a contribution to the cost of a poisoned wildlife-proof enclosure for the organically certified animals on his farm. The condition had already been imposed by the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal but Gunns had appealed the decision. Under the new Supreme Court ruling, Gunns will be required to make the payment to the Kingborough Council so it can manage the fencing funds in trust. Full story available in today's edition of The Advocate. |
