26 September 2012

Dam data had 'no effect' on plan to lodge civil action against Queensland government


LAWYERS working on a class action for Brisbane and Ipswich flood victims are pressing ahead with their proposed claim, labelling a report endorsing the actions of the dam operator irrelevant.

Maurice Blackburn principal Damian Scattini said a US Army Corps of Engineers review supportive of Wivenhoe Dam operations during last year's disaster had "no effect" on their plan to lodge a civil action against the Queensland government and SEQWater by the end of the year.
 
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