Environment Protection Authority v Lee [2023] NSWLEC 39

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Environment Protection Authority v Lee [2023] NSWLEC 39 Hearing dates: 31 March and 3 April 2023 Date of orders: 11 April 2023 Decision date: 11 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: The summons is dismissed with no order as to costs. The exhibits are to be returned. Catchwords: CIVIL ENFORCEMENT: whether Court has jurisdiction to grant declaratory relief in the terms sought in the summons – no jurisdiction to make declaration – whether the Court has jurisdiction to enforce a sentencing order of another court – no jurisdiction to compel compliance with order made by the Local Court – summons dismissed. Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 20 Local Court Act 2007 ss 9, 24 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 ss 129, 191, 211, 215, 243, 244, 245, 251, 252 Cases Cited: F Hannan Pty Ltd v Electricity Commission (NSW) [No 3] (1985) 66 LGRA 306 Great Lakes Council v Lani; Lampo Pty Ltd [2007] NSWLEC 681; (2007) 158 LGERA 1 Imperial Tobacco Ltd v A-G [1981] AC 718 Inglis v Moore (1979) 24 ALR 411 Liverpool City Council v Roads and Traffic Authority (1991) 74 LGERA 265 Macquarie Generation v Hodgson [2011] NSWCA 424 Meriton Apartments Pty Limited v Sydney Water Corporation [2004] NSWLEC 699 Sankey v Whitlam [1978] HCA 43; (1978) 142 CLR 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Environment Protection Authority (Applicant) Mitchell Warren Lee (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Jordan (Applicant) N/A (Respondent)