Sydney Catchment Authority v Bailey [2006] NSWLEC 616

Reported Decision : (2006) 149LGERA 298

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Sydney Catchment Authority v Bailey [2006] NSWLEC 616

PROSECUTOR: Sydney Catchment Authority PARTIES : DEFENDANT: Barry Waldon Bailey

FILE NUMBER(S) : 50066 of 2005

CORAM: Biscoe J

KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- whether a statutory corporation has a right to institute a prosecution – whether the Sydney Catchment Authority has power to institute this prosecution for an offence against the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW)

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 124(1) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 13 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 14 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 5(a), 30, 76A, 79B(8), 123, 125, 126, 127 Fines and Penalties Act 1901 (NSW), s 4 Interpretation Act 1897 (NSW), s 38(1)(c) LEGISLATION CITED: Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 6, 21, 33, 50(1)(c), 50(1)(e) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW), ss 6, 218, Part 8.2 Div 2 Sydney Water Act 1994 (NSW), ss 5, 12 Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998 (NSW), ss 3, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 44, Sch 6 cl 8 Sydney Water Catchment Management (Environment Protection) Regulation 2001 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 80(1) Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 1991, cll 10, 17

Attorney General v Walker (1849) 3 Ex 242; Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Vis (2000) 158 FLR 56; Bedingfeld v Keogh (1912) 13 CLR 601; Bond v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 213; Botany Municipal Council v Federal Airports Corporation (1992) 175 CLR 453; Brebner v Bruce (1950) 82 CLR 161; Burton v Honan (1952) 86 CLR 169; Byrnes v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 1 and Bond v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 213; CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384; Commonwealth v The Progress Advertising and Press Agency Co Pty Ltd (1910) 10 CLR 457; Director of Public Prosecutions v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1987) 7 NSWLR 588; Ex parte Dyer; Re Johns (1935) 52 WN (NSW) 185; Ex parte MacFarlane (1926) 26 SR (NSW) 473 ; Gilmour v Bastian (1918) 34 WN (NSW) 239; Grant v Thompson (1895) 72 LT 264; CASES CITED: Grassby v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 1; Kathleen Investments (Australia) Ltd v Australian Atomic Energy Commission (1977) 139 CLR 117; Leon Fink Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian Film Commission (1979) 141 CLR 672; MacLaurin v Hall (1913) 13 SR (NSW) 114; Mensinga v DPP [2003] ACTCA 1; Owners, Metro Inn Apartments Strata Plan 11880 v Transmetro Corporation Ltd [No 1] (2000) 36 ACSR 48; 24 WAR 1; Pelechowski v Registrar, Court of Appeal (NSW) (1999) 198 CLR 435; Phelps v Western Mining Corporation Ltd (1978) 33 FLR 327 at 333-334; 20 ALR 183; Proprietors of Strata Plan No 6522 v Furney (1976) 1 NSWLR 412; Proprietors Unit Plan No 52 v Gold (1993) 44 FCR 123 at 126; R v Norris (1825) Keny 300; 96 ER 1189; R v Thompson (1991) 58 A Crim R 81; Spautz v Gibbs (1990) 21 NSWLR 230; State Drug Crime Commission (NSW) v Chapman (1987) 12 NSWLR 447; Sydney City Council v Building Owners and Managers Association of Australia Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 383; White v Phipps (1932) 32 SR (NSW) 448; Whitmore v Bohrsmann (1932) 49 WN (NSW) 73