Williams v Director General National Parks and Wildlife Services and Ors. [2003] NSWLEC 252

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CITATION : Williams v Director General National Parks and Wildlife Services and Ors. [2003] NSWLEC 252 APPLICANT: Williams PARTIES : RESPONDENTS: Director General National Parks and Wildlife Services and Ors. FILE NUMBER(S) : (4)0171 of 2002 CORAM: Bignold J KEY ISSUES: Practice and Procedure :- LEGISLATION CITED: CASES CITED: Fay v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (1990) 20NSWLR 665 DATES OF HEARING: 05/06/2002 EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 06/05/2002

APPLICANT: Mr A Oshlack, Agent SOLICITORS N/A

FIRST RESPONDENT: Mr M Fraser, Barrister 2ND & 4TH RESPONDENTS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr N J Williams SC 3RD RESPONDENT Mr C Ireland, Solicitor

SOLICITORS FIRST RESPONDENT National Parks and Wildlife Service 2ND-4TH RESPONDENTS Blake Dawson Waldron

JUDGMENT:

IN THE LAND AND Matter No. 0171 of 2002 ENVIRONMENT COURT OF Coram: Bignold J. NEW SOUTH WALES 5 June 2002

N. WILLIAMS

Applicant

v

DIRECTOR GENERAL NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

First Respondent

BARRICK GOLD AUSTRALIA LTD ACN 008 143 137

Second Respondent

HOMESTAKE AUSTRALIA LTD ACN 007 857 598

Third Respondent

COLIN PARDOE

Fourth Respondent

JUDGMENT

Bignold J:

1. This is a Motion filed earlier today which has been made returnable before me at noon seeking an interlocutory injunction against the second, third and fourth Respondents, restraining them from carrying out activity in reliance upon a permit granted under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, s 87.