Regulator did not consult Tiwi Islander traditional owners over Santos gas project, court hears

Offshore gas regulator should have recognised the Munupi clan as an interested party, barrister tells federal court

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The offshore gas regulator failed to recognise Tiwi Islander traditional owners as interested parties who needed to be consulted on a massive gas project, a court has been told.

Tiwi Islander Dennis Tipakalippa, from the Munupi clan, is fighting the regulator's decision to allow Santos to drill eight wells in the Barossa gas field, 265km north-west of Darwin.

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