Williams v Barrick Australia Limited & Ors [2003] NSWLEC 218

> Reported Decision : 128LGERA 80

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Williams v Barrick Australia Limited & Ors [2003] NSWLEC 218 APPLICANT: Neville Williams

FIRST RESPONDENT: Barrick Australia Limited

PARTIES : SECOND RESPONDENT: Barrick Gold of Australia Limited

THIRD RESPONDENT: Director-General National Parks & Wildlife Service

FOURTH RESPONDENT: Dr Colin Pardoe FILE NUMBER(S) : 40010; 40948 of 2002 CORAM: Bignold J Injunctions and Declarations :- Alleged breaches of law KEY ISSUES: Aboriginal:- Permit to collect Aboriginal objects - Consent to destroy Aboriginal objects - Protection of Aboriginal objects Mines and minerals:- Exploratory drilling - Archaeological assessment - Alleged breaches of conditions of Permit National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, ss 86, 87, 90, 176A, 179 National Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act 2001 LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 122, 124 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s20 Mining Act 1992, s381 Evidence Act 1995, s140 Histollo Pty Ltd v Director-General National Parks and Wildlife Service (1998) 103 LGERA 355; Imperial Tobacco Ltd v Attorney-General [1981] AC 718; Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 67 ALJR 170; Williams v Director-General NP&WS & Ors [2002] NSWCA 176; Williams v Director-General NP&WS & Ors [2002] NSWLEC 91; CASES CITED: Williams v Director-General NP&WS & Ors [2003] NSWLEC 121; Williams v Director-General NP&WS & Ors [2002] NSWLEC 231; Williams v Homestake Australia Ltd & Ors [2002] NSWLEC 5; Williams v Homestake Australia Ltd & Ors [2002] NSWLEC 43; Williams v Homestake Australia Ltd & Ors [2002] NSWLEC 68; Williams v Pardoe & Ors [2002] NSWLEC 150 DATES OF HEARING: 25/11/02-28/11/02, 05/05/03-07/05/03 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/26/2003