Opal launches Supreme Court action over lost supply agreement

At that time, Tim Pallas, Tim Pallas, said that the decision was influenced by legal advice that the state could not get out of future court disputes.

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Opal said in a statement that there is no suitable alternative for the change of the stopped supply, which provides more than 400 losses and the business “important losses and damage”.

Opal said that they are trying to negotiate compensation with the government, but they could not reach an agreement and allowed them to take the issue to the court where they would ask for $ 402 million compensation.

“Opal hopes that with the case before the Victoria Supreme Court, the issue will be determined in a fair and timely, not only for the Opal and the Victorian government, but also for the Maryvale factory, the Latrobe valley and the wider Victoria community,” he said.

For a comment, the Allan government was contacted.

When he claimed the closure of the indigenous wooden industry, the state announced an additional support package of $ 200 million. They also committed to accelerating the transition of the timber timber.

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