Metgasco drilling ban: company seeks to have court overturn ruling

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Judicial review sought in the Supreme Court. Metgasco says the ban wasn't authorised by legislation and denied it fairness.

A mining company which had its controversial coal seam gas drilling licence suspended by the NSW government is seeking to overturn the decision in court.

The energy minister, Anthony Roberts, suspended Metgasco's licence at Bentley, in northern NSW, in May after an audit found the company had failed to properly consult the community about the operation to drill the Rosella well.

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