NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v Byron Shire Council [2001] NSWLEC 54 revised - 01/05/2001 PROSECUTOR Environment Protection Authority PARTIES : DEFENDANT Byron Shire Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 50032-4 of 2000 CORAM: Cowdroy J KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- water pollution - failure to obtain approval for construction - plea of guilty - assessment of penalty LEGISLATION CITED: Clean Waters Act 1970 s 19(1) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 s 120(1), s 241 Axer Pty Limited v Environment Protection Authority (NSWCCA 22 November 1993 unreported); Camelleri Stockfeeds Pty Limited v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 ; Environment Protection Authority v Bega Valley Shire Council [1998] NSWLEC 187 ; CASES CITED: Environment Protection Authority v Timber Industries Limited [2001] NSWLEC 25; Ex parte Newman; re Fischer and McInerny [1969] 1 NSWLR 538; Neal v The Queen (1982) 149 CLR 305 ; R v Holder [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 ; Veen v Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 DATES OF HEARING: 21/02/01, 23/3/01 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/24/2001
PROSECUTOR Mr G Plath (Solicitor)
SOLICITORS Environment Protection Authority Legal Branch LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT Mr S Stanton (Barrister)
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