JET Group Australia Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2024] NSWLEC 1532

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: JET Group Australia Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2024] NSWLEC 1532 Hearing dates: 6-7 June 2024; final submissions on 20 June 2024 Date of orders: 29 August 2024 Decision date: 29 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dixon SC Decision: See Directions at [64] below Catchwords: APPEAL – Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, s 287 – suspension of environment protection licence Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 39(2) Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991, s 6 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, ss 42, 43, 44, 45, 70, 79, 81, 287, 299, 300; Ch 3; Sch 1 Pt 1 Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022, cl 153 Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014, cl 92(3) Cases Cited: Australian Wildlife Ark Limited v Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment [2023] NSWLEC 139 Environment Protection Authority v Crush and Haul Pty Ltd; Environment Protection Authority v Cauchi [2022] NSWLEC 113 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Texts Cited: Financial Assurance Policy (2022) Estimating financial assurances: Guideline on Independent Assessment of Costs (2022) Resource Recovery Order: The Mulch Order 2016 Resource Recovery Order: The Pasteurised Garden Organics Order 2016 Category: Principal judgment Parties: JET Group Australia Pty Ltd (Applicant) Environment Protection Authority (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Seymour (Applicant) J Reid (Respondent)