Environment Protection Authority v Eastern Creek Operations Pty Limited [2020] NSWLEC 182

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Environment Protection Authority v Eastern Creek Operations Pty Limited [2020] NSWLEC 182 Hearing dates: 26-27 November 2020 Decision date: 22 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Pain J Decision: See [93] and [97] of judgment Catchwords: CRIMINAL – preliminary hearing of collateral attack on validity of notice issued under s 191 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 seeking records and information – notice invalid Legislation Cited: Australian Securities Commission Act 1989 (Cth) ss 19, 20 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 247G, 257C, 257D Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s 118BA Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s 32 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 23 Native Vegetation Act 2003 (NSW) s 36 Pesticides Act 1999 (NSW) Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 (NSW) Pt 9 (regs 91, 92, 93, 94) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) ss 3, Ch 7 (ss 184, 191, 193, 195, 211), s 261 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 155 Cases Cited: Attard v Water Board (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Hodgson J, 16 November 1995, unrep) Aurora Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority [2018] VSCA 165 Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd; Smorgon v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1979) 143 CLR 499 D'Anastasi v Environment, Climate Change & Water (NSW) (2011) 81 NSWLR 82; [2011] NSWCA 374 Environment Protection Authority v Truegain Pty Ltd (2013) 85 NSWLR 125; [2013] NSWCCA Hardie Holdings Pty Ltd v Director-General of the Department of Natural Resources (2007) 151 LGERA 373; [2007] NSWLEC 39 Johns v Connor (1992) 35 FCR 1 MacDonald v Australian Securities Commission (1993) 43 FCR 466 Mailey v Sutherland Shire Council (2017) 226 LGERA 188; [2017] NSWCA 343 Melbourne Home of Ford Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (No 3) (1980) 47 FLR 163; [1980] FCA 94 Pyneboard Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1982) 57 FLR 368 SA Brewing Holdings Ltd v Baxt (1989) 23 FCR 357 Selby v Pennings (1998) 102 LGERA 253 Southon v Beaumont (2008) 69 NSWLR 716; [2008] NSWLEC 12 Sutherland Shire Council v Benedict [2015] NSWLEC 101 Zhang v Woodgate (2015) 208 LGERA 1; [2015] NSWLEC 10 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Environment Protection Authority (Prosecutor) Eastern Creek Operations Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: COUNSEL: N Sharp SC and P English (Prosecutor) S Buchen SC and J Caldwell (Defendant)