Environment Protection Authority v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2002] NSWLEC 37

Reported Decision : 119 LGERA 409

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2002] NSWLEC 37 PROSECUTOR Environment Protection Authority PARTIES : DEFENDANT Rail Infrastructure Corporation FILE NUMBER(S) : 50103; 50104; 50105 of 2001 CORAM: Talbot J KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- cause waters to be polluted - mitigation Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 s 120, s 120(1), s 120(2), s 241(1), s 241(1)(a), s 241(1)(b), s 241(1)(c) LEGISLATION CITED: Rail Safety Act 1993 Transport Administration Act 1998' Land and Environment Court Regulation 2000 CASES CITED: Thorneloe v Filipowski (2001) 116 LGERA 56 DATES OF HEARING: 04/03/2002; 05/03/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/22/2002

PROSECUTOR Mr T G Howard (Barrister) SOLICITORS Environment Protection Authority

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT Mr B J Preston SC SOLICITORS Baker & McKenzie

JUDGMENT:

IN THE LAND AND Matter No. 50103-5 of 2001 ENVIRONMENT COURT Coram: Talbot J OF NEW SOUTH WALES Decision Date: 22 March 2002

Environment Protection Authority Prosecutor v Rail Infrastructure Corporation Defendant

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

The charges

1. The defendant has entered a plea of guilty to each of three charges that it committed an offence against s 120(2) of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 ("the PEO Act").