Grant Barnes, Chief Regulatory Officer, Natural Resources Access Regulator v Thompson [2020] NSWLEC 186

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Grant Barnes, Chief Regulatory Officer, Natural Resources Access Regulator v Thompson [2020] NSWLEC 186 Hearing dates: 17 December 2020 Date of orders: 17 December 2020 Decision date: 17 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Moore J Decision: Notice of Motion dismissed Catchwords: INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION - Prosecutor seeks to have proposed questions of law submitted to the Court of Criminal Appeal - no trial judge appointed for hearing of the charge (and four related charges) - whether application premature - meaning of words "the judge hearing the proceedings" in s 5AE(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - application premature - Notice of Motion dismissed Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5AE(1) Water Management Act 2000 Cases Cited: Director General, the Department of Land and Water Conservation v Jackson [2003] NSWLEC 199 Director-General, Department of Natural Resources v Gleeson; Director-General, Department of Natural Resources v Epacris Pty Ltd [2007] NSWLEC 749 Morrison v Peacock [2000] NSWLEC 32 Orr v Cobar Management [2020] NSWCCA 220, Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Grant Barnes, Chief Regulatory Officer, Natural Resources Access Regulator (Prosecutor) Tony James Thompson (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms S Dowling SC (Prosecutor) Mr C Ireland, barrister (Defendant)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitors Office (Prosecutor) Webb & Boland Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 391281 of 2019 Publication restriction: No