A Canberra legal firm says it still expects to proceed with a high court class action over air force jet noise at Port Stephens, even though the Defence Department has modified its noise maps for the area.
New noise modelling shows thousands of Port Stephens residents now will not be impacted by the new Joint Strike Fighter jets, which had threatened to cause major disruptions for new developments as well as existing homes.
Around 200 residents have already indicated they would join a class action led by law firm, Goodman Law.
Principal Director Stephen Gavagna says he will hold talks with the firm's senior legal representatives today about the case, which he thinks can still proceed in some form.
"I think it will reduce the number of claimants," he said.
"But there are a lot of issues with regards to how it actually affects planning in and around Raymond Terrace and whether or not there is still real damages that have been caused not only by the introduction of the JSF but also the current air force.
"So there is still a lot of room to move and there's still a lot of questions to be answered which just can't be answered overnight or by putting new lines on a page.
"I think in the short term the action will continue and the investigation into the action will continue."
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