Wide Bay Conservation Council Inc v Burnett Water Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] FCA 237

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Wide Bay Conservation Council Inc v Burnett Water Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] FCA 237

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pleading – particulars – purpose of pleadings and particulars generally – application for further and better particulars – underlying defects in statement of claim – statement of claim struck out with leave to replead in lieu of order for further and better particulars – claim for mandatory injunctive relief – principles attending formulation of such injunctions ENVIRONMENT LAW – meaning of "action" – meaning of recklessness having regard to Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) ss 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 6.1 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) ss 142, 142A, 142B, 475, 479, 498B, 523, 528 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 80 Federal Court Rules O 11 r 2(a), O 12 r 5, O 15 r 8, O 20 r 5 Co-Operative Insurance Society Ltd v Argyll Stores Holdings Ltd [1998] AC 1 applied Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658 applied H 1976 Nominees v Galli (1979) 30 ALR 181 cited Humane Society International Inc v Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd (2006) 154 FCR 425 considered ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1992) 38 FCR 248 considered Lyons v Kern Konstructions (Townsville) Pty Ltd (1983) 47 ALR 114 considered McKellar v Container Terminal Management Services Ltd (1999) 165 ALR 409 cited Morris v Redland Bricks Ltd [1970] AC 653 considered Queensland v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd (1999) ATPR 41-691 cited Trade Practices Commission v David Jones (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 7 FCR 109 cited Wide Bay Burnett Conservation Council Inc v Burnett Water Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1900 cited Bullen & Leake and Jacob's, Precedents of Pleadings (12th ed, Sweet & Maxwell, 1975), pp 113-114 WIDE BAY CONSERVATION COUNCIL INC v BURNETT WATER PTY LTD QUD 319 of 2008