Issues with the decision-making process and questions over consultation have been raised by traditional owners in their court bid to block the federal government's plans for a nuclear waste dump on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.
The case for a judicial review brought by the Barngarla people opened on Monday, with the Federal Court in Adelaide told of how the decision to locate the dump at Napandee, near Kimba, played out.
After beginning the process to select the site through its administrative powers, the then coalition government changed tack and decided to legislate, partly to avoid delays through legal challenges.
