An anti-fracking group has launched Supreme Court action against the NT government's approval of gas exploration works. 

NT Environment Minister Lauren Moss recently approved a plan by Tamboran Resources to frack 12 wells in the Beetaloo Basin in the hunt for shale gas.

Tamboran Resources became the biggest player in the Beetaloo Basin after acquiring Origin Energy's exploration interests for $60 million last year.

But an anti-fracking group argues the minister failed to consider the broader climate impacts of full-scale gas production when approving the plan.

The Central Australian Frack Free Alliance (CAFFA) has officially asked the NT Supreme Court to review the decision by Ms Moss.

Through lawyers at the Environmental Defenders Office, CAFFA argues the approval of Tamboran Resources’ environment management plan was invalid.

CAFFA also claims Tamboran's exploration works could pave the way for a large-scale fracking industry, another note Ms Moss should have considered when deciding whether to approve the plan.

Tamboran lodged an environment plan that includes a breakdown of the project's estimated carbon emissions

“Over 90 per cent of the anticipated emissions are associated with flaring,” the plan states. 

“Flaring of produced hydrocarbons is required under exploration tenure to evaluate the commercial viability of a resource.

“Greenhouse gas emissions generation will be mitigated through ... implementation of a methane emission management plan,” the company says. 

CAFFA says the scope is too limited, and needs to be expanded to look “ at the overall cumulative impacts of the entire industry”. 

The EDO says that if its Supreme Court action is successful, Ms Moss will have to reconsider Tamboran's project in the context of its broader climate impacts. 

NT Environment Minister Lauren Moss has issued a statement saying: “As this is now a matter of legal proceedings before the court, it would be inappropriate for the minister to make any comment”.