Environment Protection Authority v Pullinger [2022] NSWLEC 143

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Environment Protection Authority v Pullinger [2022] NSWLEC 143 Hearing dates: 28 and 29 March 2022 Date of orders: 2 December 2022 Decision date: 02 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [63]. Catchwords: ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES: defendant charged with breach of clean-up notice offence in summons – whether summons was duplicitous – whether the activity the subject of the offence as charged constitutes a continuing offence – whether the activity the subject of the offence as charged constitutes a single criminal enterprise – summons not bad for duplicity. Legislation Cited: Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, ss 64(1), 91, 92, 101, 102, 110, 120 Cases Cited: Environment Protection Authority v Charlotte Pass Snow Resort Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCCA 289; (2021) 250 LGERA 362 Environment Protection Authority v Riverina Australia Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCCA 165; (2015) 90 NSWLR 57 Environment Protection Authority v Truegain Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCCA 204; (2013) 85 NSWLR 125 Hamzy v R (1994) 74 A Crim R 341 Hannes v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (No 2) [2006] NSWCCA 373; (2006) 165 A Crim R 151 Hedberg v Woodhal [1913] HCA 2; (1913) 15 CLR 531 Johnson v Miller [1937] HCA 77; (1937) 59 CLR 467 Kiangatha Holdings Pty Ltd v Water NSW [2020] NSWCCA 263; (2020) 247 LGERA 1 S v The Queen [1989] HCA 66; (1989) 168 CLR 266 Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Sell & Parker Pty Ltd [2019] NSWLEC 48 Snowy Monaro Regional Council v Tropic Asphalts Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCCA 202; (2018) 362 ALR 359 Walsh v Tattersall [1996] HCA 26; (1996) 188 CLR 77 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Environment Protection Authority (Prosecutor) Robert Leonard Pullinger (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: F Berglund (Prosecutor) L Sims (Defendant)