NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v Hochtief AG and Thiess Pty Limited [2007] NSWLEC 177
Proceedings 50041 of 2006
PROSECUTOR Environment Protection Authority DEFENDANT Hochtief AG PARTIES :
Proceedings 50042 of 2006
PROSECUTOR Environment Protection Authority DEFENDANT Thiess Pty Limited
FILE NUMBER(S) : 50041 of 2006; 50042 of 2006
CORAM: Jagot J
KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- sentence - pleas of guilty to pollute waters offence by joint venture partners - record of prior convictions - mitigating circumstances
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 3A(b), s 21A(2)(d), s 21A(3)(k), s 21A(4), s 22 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 s 120(1), s 123(a), s 241, s 250(1)(a)
Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357; Environment Protection Authority v Hochtief; Thiess Pty Ltd [2005] NSWLEC 506; Environment Protection Authority v Hochtief AG [2006] NSWLEC 200; CASES CITED: Environment Protection Authority v Waste Recycling and Processing Corporation (2006) 148 LGERA 299; R v Johnson [2004] NSWCCA 76; R v Thomson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; Regina v Darrell Terry McNaughton (2006) 163 A Crim R 381
DATES OF HEARING: 27 March 2007
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 5 April 2007
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