Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Minister for the Environment v Hansen [2016] FCA 1146 File number: ACD 86 of 2015
Judge: BROMWICH J
Date of judgment: 21 September 2016
Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT LAW – illegal rock lobster fishing – three lobsters with a market value of about $200 – agreed civil penalty of $28,000 plus costs – importance of deterrence – relevance of prior civil penalty case outcomes – principles to be applied in deciding whether to accept an agreed civil penalty proposal
Legislation: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 4AA(1), 4B(3) Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), ss 354A, 354(1)(f), 366, 481, 481(1), 482, 483, 485 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Cth), Sch 8 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 21, 43, 43(3)(d) Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 (Tas)
Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Vizard [2005] FCA 1037; (2005) 145 FCR 57 Barbaro v The Queen [2014] HCA 2; (2014) 253 CLR 58 Commonwealth v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate [2015] HCA 46; (2015) 326 ALR 476 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Minister for Industry, Tourism & Resources v Mobile Oil Australia Pty Ltd [2004] FCAFC 72; (2004) ATPR 41-993 Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities v Woodley [2012] FCA 957; (2012) 194 LGERA 290 Minister for the Environment v Karstens [2015] FCA 649 Minister for the Environment v Lucky S Fishing Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 10; (2015) 323 ALR 723 Minister for the Environment v Thermal Dell Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1442 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Pham [2015] HCA 39; (2015) 325 ALR 400 Saffron (No 3) v R (1988) 39 A Crim R 123 Trade Practices Commission v CSR Ltd (1991) ATPR 41-076 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Walden v Hensler (1987) 163 CLR 561 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584
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