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Tara Cosoleto

Elders don't need to be consulted: Santos

Santos has argued the Munupi clan were not relevant persons to consult over a gas project. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Traditional owners from the Tiwi Islands did not need to be consulted on a massive offshore gas project because they were not relevant stakeholders, a barrister representing Santos claims.

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

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