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Rudi Maxwell

Traditional owner challenges Woodside's seismic testing

Mardudhunera traditional custodian Raelene Cooper is challenging Woodside's seismic blasting plan. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

A Federal Court judge is expected to decide this week on a traditional owner's challenge to Woodside Energy's plan to begin seismic blasting off northern Western Australia as part of its Scarborough Gas Project.

Traditional custodian Raelene Cooper filed for a judicial review in August of the regulator's decision to approve Woodside's blasting plan, arguing the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) made a legal error.

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