Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Namoi Valley Farms Pty Ltd [2022] NSWLEC 55

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Namoi Valley Farms Pty Ltd [2022] NSWLEC 55 Hearing dates: 26, 27 April 2022 Date of orders: 28 April 2022 Decision date: 28 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Pain J Decision: See [72] Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – pre-trial production of documents in three categories sought by Defendant from Prosecutor – notice of motion dismissed Legislation Cited: Biodiversity Conservation (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2017 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 247E, 247J, 247I, 247O Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 117, 119, 122, 131A Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 30 Native Vegetation Act 2003 (NSW), s 42 Cases Cited: Akins v Abigroup Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 539; [1998] NSWCA 8 Attorney-general (NSW) v Chidgey (2008) 182 A Crim R 536; [2008] NSWCCA 65 Bell Group Ltd (in liq) v Westpac Banking Corporation (1998) 86 FCR 215; [1998] FCA 849 Carroll v Attorney General for NSW (1993) 70 A Crim R 162 Dubbo City Council v Barrett [2003] NSWCA 267 Environment Protection Authority v Queanbeyan City Council (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 159 Lipton v R [2010] NSWCCA 175 Northern Territory v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475; [1986] HCA 80 Perish v R [2015] NSWCCA 237 R v Baladjam (No 28) [2008] NSWSC 1449 R v Saleam (1989) 16 NSWLR 14 Secretary, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment v Auen Grain Pty Ltd et al (No 6) [2021] NSWLEC 28 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment (Prosecutor) Namoi Valley Farms Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Buchanan SC with A Garsia J Ireland QC with A Connolly