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Queensland Supreme Court rejects anti-coal activist Ben Pennings' strike out application

6 December 2024

The following is attributable to a Bravus Mining and Resources spokesperson: “We welcome the Queensland Supreme Court’s decision today to reject anti-coal activist Ben Pennings’ application to have our civil legal proceedings against him thrown out of court. “We brought these civil proceedings against Mr Pennings in 2020 to enforce our rights and allow employees and contractors of our Carmichael mine near Clermont in central Queensland to carry out legal and legitimate business activities free from intimidation and harassment. “Mr Pennings had applied to the Court to have the case struck out. He also asked the Court to lift the injunction against him which prevents him from threatening our contractors and employees. Justice Brown rejected both applications and the injunction remains in place. “Mr Pennings has been either wholly unsuccessful or largely unsuccessful at every stage of the civil legal proceedings since they began. The matter is expected to go to trial in 2025.”  ENDS Download PDF...