Arcadia Investment Holdings Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2022] NSWLEC 2

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Arcadia Investment Holdings Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2022] NSWLEC 2 Hearing dates: 2 December 2021 Date of orders: 06 January 2022 Decision date: 06 January 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Duggan J Decision: See paragraphs 39 and 40 Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Prosecutorial obligation to disclose — s 247E of Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) — confidentiality of mediation — exceptions to confidentiality — disclosure required Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Konza (2012) 206 FCR 450 Crown Resorts Ltd v Zantran Pty Ltd (2020) 276 FCR 477 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kinghorn; Kinghorn v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2020) 102 NSWLR 72 GPT RE Ltd v Belmorgan Property Development Pty Ltd (2008) 72 NSWLR 647 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd [2004] NSWSC 1091 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Arcadia Investment Holdings Pty Ltd, Applicant (Respondent on the Notice of Motion) Environment Protection Authority, Respondent (Applicant on the Notice of Motion) Representation: Counsel: A Stafford, Applicant (Respondent on the Notice of Motion) N Sharp SC and T Phillips, Respondent (Applicant on the Notice of Motion)