No Ship at Avoca — Current Update on Case

No Ship at Avoca

The NSW State Government tried to dump a 4000 tonne warship HMAS Adelaide only 1400 metres offshore from Avoca Beach in March 2010. The community said NO our ocean is not a dump and launched a long campaign which ended at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The AAT ordered a significant amount of additional toxic pollutants be removed before it was eventually dumped in April 2011 at Avoca Beach, NSW, Australia. No ex warship scuttling had ever been contested in Australia and this case contributed significantly to the Federal government's decision to cease ship dumping in Australian waters. This website will continue to monitor the HMAS Adelaide dive site and its impact on the environment and local community. It will also disseminate information on ship dumping and the need to seek alternative methods of obsolete military equipment disposal.

Current Update on Case

No Ship Action Group vs Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts and the State of NSW.

The Environmental Defenders Office has filed evidence on behalf of the No Ship Action Group.
The State Government has sought more time to respond.
The matter has been listed for a directions hearing at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) at 9.30am, Friday 21 May 2010.
The matter has been set down for hearing with AAT President Justice Garry Downes on July 5-8, 2010.
There is another day set for the hearing on Friday 16 July 2010.

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