Up to 40,000 people living and working on land contaminated by the chemical compound PFAS will be covered by the action, which will be lodged against the Australian Government in the Federal Court.<\/p>\n
Shine Lawyers told news.com.au the documents would be filed before Christmas and will focus on the impact of the contamination on people\u2019s property prices.<\/p>\n
It will be an open class action meaning that people don\u2019t need to sign up to join in but they can opt-out if they prefer not to be involved.<\/p>\n
Shine Lawyers estimates up to 40,000 will be covered.<\/p>\n
The lawyers will argue that residents living in PFAS contaminated areas have seen their property prices fall, in some cases by up to 50 per cent. They believe the Federal Government should provide enough compensation to allow residents to leave these unsafe communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cPFAS has leached into the environment well beyond the boundaries of defence force bases and fire stations into communities across Australia,\u201d Shine Lawyers national special counsel Joshua Aylward said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s in the rivers and the creeks and the fish and the people.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve spent a lot of time with people who are crying because they\u2019ve found out that their water is contaminated, and they\u2019ve been drinking it for years.<\/p>\n
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