The president of the Land Court excuses herself from coal mine hearings saying her personal views could affect the proceedings.
The legal battle over the New Acland coal mine about 130 kilometres west of Brisbane is re-entering land courts this month, bringing the New Hope energy company into its fourteenth year of attempts to expand the mine.
Land Court President Fleur Kingham says it would be inappropriate for her to be involved beyond managing the case to a new hearing.