Carmody v Brancourts Nominees Pty Limited; Carmody v Brancourt [2002] NSWLEC 181

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Carmody v Brancourts Nominees Pty Limited; Carmody v Brancourt [2002] NSWLEC 181 PROSECUTOR Stephen Carmody PARTIES : DEFENDANTS Brancourts Nominees Pty Limted Maurice Albert Brancourt FILE NUMBER(S) : 50057; 50058; 50059; 50060 of 2002 CORAM: Talbot J KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- abuse of process - plea in bar - duplicity Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 125(1) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 33, s 110 LEGISLATION CITED: National Parks & Wildlife Act 1974 s 5, s 118D(1) Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Sch 1, Sch 2 Great Lakes Local Environmental Plan 1996 cl 10(2) Blockburger v United States (1932) 204 US 299; Connelly v DPP [1964] AC 1254; Dodd v Dodd (1991) 56 A Crim R 451; Elrington (1861) 1 B&S 688; Grady v Corbin (1990) 495 US 508; Hedberg v Woodhall (1912) 15 CLR 531; CASES CITED: Li Wan Quai v Christie (1906) 3 CLR 1125; Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; Power v Penthill House Pty Limited (1993) 80 LGERA 247; Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251; Saraswati v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 1; Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; Wemyss v Hopkins (1875)LR 10 QB 378 DATES OF HEARING: 07/10/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/11/2002