Newcastle City Council v Pace Farm Egg Products Pty Limited [No 3] [2005] NSWLEC 423

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Newcastle City Council v Pace Farm Egg Products Pty Limited [No 3] [2005] NSWLEC 423

PROSECUTOR: Newcastle City Council PARTIES : DEFENDANT: Pace Farm Egg Products Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S) : 50071 of 2004

CORAM: Pain J

Prosecution :- penalty - prior offence - where defendant placed pollutant in a position where it did or was likely to fall or descend into waters - applicability of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 10 KEY ISSUES: Costs :- whether prosecution entitled to costs

Crimes Act 1900 s 556A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 10, s 21A LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s 253 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 41 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 s 120, s 241

Axer Pty Limited v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357; Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683; Environment Protection Authority v Attard [2000] NSWCCA 242; Environment Protection Authority v Johnson and Johnson Pacific Pty Ltd [2001] NSWLEC 99; CASES CITED: Hunter Water Board v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [No 2] (1992) 75 LGRA 22; Newcastle City Council v Pace Farm Egg Products Pty Limited [2002] NSWLEC 66; Newcastle City Council v Pace Farm Egg Products Pty Limited [2005] NSWLEC 139; Newcastle City Council v Pace Farm Egg Products Pty Limited [No 2] [2005] NSWLEC 241; Thorneloe v Filipowski (2001) 52 NSWLR 60