Environment Protection Authority v Devro-Teepak Pty Limited [2000] NSWLEC 275

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v Devro-Teepak Pty Limited [2000] NSWLEC 275 PROSECUTOR: Environment Protection Authority PARTIES : DEFENDANT: Devro-Teepak Pty Limited FILE NUMBER(S) : 50031 of 2000 CORAM: Bignold J KEY ISSUES: Environmental Offences :- Sentence on plea of guilty—mitigating factors—seriousness of the offence

LEGISLATION CITED: Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, s 120(1) Environment Protection Authority v Norco Corporation Ltd (2000) 108 LGERA 137 ; CASES CITED: Mathews v Goulburn Wool Provisions Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 419; R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; R v Thompson (2000) NSWCCA 309 DATES OF HEARING: 8 December 2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/20/2000

PROSECUTOR: Mr D Jordan, Barrister SOLICITORS Solicitor Environemnt Protection Authority

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT: Mr B Preston SC SOLICITORS Coleman and Greig

JUDGMENT: IN THE LAND AND Matter No . 50031 of 2000 ENVIRONMENT COURT OF Coram : Bignold J. NEW SOUTH WALES 20 December 2000

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY Prosecutor v

DEVRO-TEEPAK PTY LIMITED

Defendant

JUDGMENT

Bignold J:

A. INTRODUCTION

1. The Defendant has pleaded guilty to a charge of an offence against the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 , s 120(1), (POE Act) in that on or about 26 July 1999 at Bathurst, it polluted waters.