NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd [2000] NSWLEC 19 PROSECUTOR: Environment Protection Authority PARTIES : DEFENDANT: BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER(S) : 50137, 50138 and 50139 of 1998 CORAM: Talbot J KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- pollution of waters - plea of guilty - mitigation - costs and penalty Clean Waters Act 1970 s 16(1) Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1989 s 9 LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 52 Pollution Control Act 1970 s 17DD(9) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 s 241 CASES CITED: EPA v BHP (AIS) Pty Ltd (1996) 89 LGERA 358; Veen v The Queen [No 2] (1987-1988) 164 CLR 465 DATES OF HEARING: 15/12/99, 16/12/99, 21/12/99, 22/12/99 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/08/2000
PROSECUTOR: Mr D Buchanan SC SOLICITORS: Environment Protection Authority LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT: Mr M Brennan (Solicitor) SOLICITORS: Blake Dawson Waldron
JUDGMENT: IN THE LAND AND Matter No. 50137-9 of 1998 ENVIRONMENT COURT Coram: Talbot J OF NEW SOUTH WALES Decision Date: 8 February 2000
Environment Protection Authority Prosecutor v BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd Defendant
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
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