High Court rejects council’s appeal bid in Walla Walla tip fire class action

Acting Justice Ronald Sackville 2019-09-13 10:32 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

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The High Court has cleared the way for victims of a rubbish tip fire that tore through 17,000 acres of farmland in the NSW Riverina to claim more than $20 million in damages in a class action, after rejecting an appeal bid by the local council.

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