In a rare and possibly unprecedented event, the Supreme Court has ordered Minister Guy Barnett to provide an affidavit. It’s likely the Minister will be a witness in the proceedings.

Bob Brown Foundation is challenging Minister Guy Barnett’s granting of an unnecessary mining lease to miner MMG in Tasmania’s takayna / Tarkine. The lease is along the controversial public Helilog road where our protests have been defending world heritage value rainforests and critical breeding habitat for the Tasmanian Masked Owl.

Minister Guy Barnett admitted his first issue of a licence in July 2021 was invalid. Minister Guy Barnett then granted another lease in January 2022. The Supreme Court has ordered all documents be produced that informed the new decision by the Minister via a personal affidavit by Mr Barnett.