[Greens-Media] Gunns ordered to pay $91,186 to environmentalists

[Bennett, Ebony (Sen B. Brown)]

Tuesday, 9 December 2008

Gunns ordered to pay $91,186 to environmentalists

Gunns Ltd has been required to pay $91,186 in costs for its dropped
charges against Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown, former Tasmanian
Greens Leader Peg Putt and author and environmentalist Helen Gee.

The three were defendants in the Gunns 20 case where in 2004, the day
before it submitted plans for its pulp mill, Gunns sued 20 environmental
organisations and individuals for some $6 million.

"This case will end up costing Gunns a lot more and already its legal
bills are between half and one million dollars," Senator Brown said.

In Parliament last week Senator Brown described the case as a SLAPP writ
(Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation).

Further Information: Ebony Bennett 0409 164 603


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Ebony Bennett
Media Advisor 
Senator Bob Brown | Leader of the Australian Greens 
e: ebony.bennett at aph.gov.au 
m: 0409 164 603 | p: (02) 6277 3170 | f: (02) 6277 3185
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