M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd v Affordable Demolitions and Excavations Pty Ltd (No 2); M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd v Boutros; M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd v Carbone; M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd v Carbone; M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd v Boutros [2023] NSWLEC 111

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd v Affordable Demolitions and Excavations Pty Ltd (No 2); M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd v Boutros; M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd v Carbone; M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd v Carbone; M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd v Boutros [2023] NSWLEC 111 Hearing dates: 16 October 2023 Date of orders: 20 October 2023 Decision date: 20 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Pain J Decision: See below in [47]-[51]. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – multiple defendants' notices of motion seeking orders that summonses be quashed and dismissed upheld – prosecutor's notice of motion seeking to amend summonses does not arise and dismissed in any event – costs awarded to defendants under s 257C of Criminal Procedure Act Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 15, 17, 20, 257C Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 21, 68 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW), ss 144AAA, 216, 219, 242 Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Asbestos Waste) Act 2018 (NSW) Cases Cited: Barnes, Chief Regulatory Officer Natural Resources Access Regulator v Lidokew Pty Ltd [2021] NSWLEC 53 Doja v R (2009) 198 A Crim R 349; [2009] NSWCCA 303 R v McVitie (1960) 2 QB 483 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: M & S Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd (Prosecutor) Affordable Demolitions And Excavations Pty Ltd (Defendant, 2021/00261153) (First Defendant) Chalita Boutros (Defendant, 2021/00261157) (Second Defendant) Angela Carbone (Defendant, 2021/00261167) (Fourth Defendant) Domenic Carbone (Defendant, 2021/00261172) (Fifth Defendant) Rimon Boutros (Defendant, 2021/00261176) (Sixth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R. Tripodi (Prosecutor) W. Bruffey (First, Second and Sixth Defendants) R. Coffey (Fourth Defendant) P. Boncardo with S. Erian (Fifth Defendant)