Moore v Environment Protection Authority [2021] NSWLEC 87

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Moore v Environment Protection Authority [2021] NSWLEC 87 Hearing dates: 22, 25 March 2021 and 1 June 2021 Date of orders: 23 August 2021 Decision date: 23 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 6 Before: Pain J Decision: (1) The conviction appeal of proceedings 18/267754 in the Local Court is dismissed pursuant to s 39(1)(b) of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW). Catchwords: CRIMINAL – appeal against conviction in local court of causing injury with pesticide use – individual exposed to diazinon from macadamia farm while driving on public road – new evidence of pharmacologist allowed in appeal – exposure and injury proved beyond reasonable doubt – conviction appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) ss 3, 31, 37, 38, 39, 49 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 9, 10 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 215 Pesticides Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3, 4, 10, 71, 97, 107, 111 Pesticides Regulation 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: Charara v The Queen (2006) 164 A Crim R 39; [2006] NSWCCA 244 Day v Perisher Blue Pty Ltd (2005) 62 NSWLR 731; [2005] NSWCA 110 De Battista v Shoalhaven City Council [2020] NSWLEC 164 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472; [1993] HCA 78 Director of Public Prosecutions v Earl Burns (2010) 207 A Crim R 362; [2010] NSWCA 265 Environment Protection Authority v Leafair Pty Ltd [2007] NSWLEC 228 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Galea v Galea (1990) 19 NSWLR 263 Gianoutsos v Glykis [2006] NSWCCA 137 Green v The Queen (1971) 126 CLR 28; [1971] HCA 55 McClelland v Environment Protection Authority [2021] NSWLEC 25 Moore v R [2016] NSWCCA 185 Pell v The Queen [2020] HCA 12 SS Hontestroom v SS Sagaporack [1927] AC 37 The Queen v Dookheea (2017) 262 CLR 402; [2017] HCA 36 Vince Sunter v District Court of NSW [2008] NSWCA 313 Texts Cited: Australian Macadamia Society, Best Practice Guidelines for the Application of Chemicals in Macadamia Orchards (July 2011) ChemCert Australia, Chemical Users Handbook Commonwealth Primary Industries Standing Committee, Spray Drift Management: Principles Strategies and Supporting Information (October 2002) NSW Judicial Commission Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book (as at 22 March 2021) Second Reading Speech to the Pesticides Bill 1999 (New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 28 October 1999 at 2351-2357) Category: Principal judgment Parties: William Robert Moore (Appellant) Environment Protection Authority (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: S Anderson (Appellant) E Anderson (Respondent)