Activist groups not directly involved in Tiwi Island lawsuit must hand over documents to Santos, court rules
by Royce Kurmelovs and Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#6MB2P)
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A federal court judge has allowed Santos to subpoena paperwork held by three activist groups who were not directly involved in a lawsuit against the oil company.
Justice Natalie Charlesworth ruled on Wednesday afternoon that Santos could pursue financial records and communications between activist groups - Sunrise, Jubilee Australia and the NT Environment Centre - and the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) in order to determine whether the company will also pursue the campaign organisations for costs for the lawsuit carried out by the EDO on behalf of Tiwi Island traditional owners.
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