Booth v Bosworth [2000] FCA 1878

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Booth v Bosworth [2000] FCA 1878 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW – where interim injunction sought pursuant to s 475(5) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) to restrain inter alia the electrocution of flying foxes on the respondent's lychee farm – where respondent's property adjacent to the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area – whether the respondent's action has, will have, or is likely to have a significant impact on the world heritage values of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area – whether, on the balance of convenience in all the circumstances, an interim injunction should be granted. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), s 12, s 13, s 475(5), s 522B, s 523 Nature Conservation Act 1994 (Qld), s 88 Nature Conservation Regulation 1994, s 112(1) Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Article 2 Castlemaine Tooheys v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148 - cited Richardson v Forestry Commissioner (1988) 164 CLR 261 - cited CAROL JEANETTE BOOTH v ROHAN BRIEN BOSWORTH Q 163 of 2000 SPENDER J BRISBANE 13 DECEMBER 2000

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY Q 163 OF 2000

BETWEEN: CAROL JEANETTE BOOTH

APPLICANT

AND: ROHAN BRIEN BOSWORTH

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: SPENDER J

DATE OF ORDER: 13 DECEMBER 2000

WHERE MADE: BRISBANE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The application for interim injunction be refused.

2. The respondent's costs of and incidental to the application be the respondent's costs in the principal proceedings.

Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY Q 163 OF 2000

BETWEEN: CAROL JEANETTE BOOTH