EPA v Gilmour & Anor [No.5] [2001] NSWLEC 123

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : EPA v Gilmour & Anor [No.5] [2001] NSWLEC 123 PROSECUTOR Environment Protection Authority DEFENDANT PARTIES : Glenn Rex Gilmour PROSECUTOR Environment Protection Authority DEFENDANT Tableland Topdressing Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER(S) : 50006; 50007 of 2000 CORAM: Sheahan J KEY ISSUES: Environmental Offences :- pollution of waters - aerial agriculture - pleas of not guilty - identification of pilot - act of pollution - reliability of test results Clean Waters Act 1970 LEGISLATION CITED: Clean Waters Regulations 1972 Evidence Act 1995 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Azzopardi v The Queen [2001] HCA 25; EPA v Multiplex [2000] NSWLEC 6; CASES CITED: EPA v Taylor Woodrow (1997) 101 LGERA 226; RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620; Shepherd v The Queen 91990) 170 CLR 573; Weissensteiner v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 217 DATES OF HEARING: 5/12/2000-6/12/2000; 8/12/2000; 14/12/2000-15/12/2000; 21/12/2000-22/12/2000; 30/1/2001-31/01/2001; 06/06/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/15/2001

PROSECUTOR Barrister Mr T Howard Solicitor Solicitor for Environment Protection Authority LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT Barrister Mr M Baird with Mr M Johnson Solicitor Mr S Rugendyke