Bentley v Gordon and Ors [2004] NSWLEC 410

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Bentley v Gordon and Ors [2004] NSWLEC 410 50069 of 2003; 50071 of 2003 PROSECUTOR Jason Robert Bentley DEFENDANT Hugh Charles Gordon

50073 of 2003; 50075 of 2003 PROSECUTOR PARTIES : Jason Robert Bentley DEFENDANT BGP Properties Pty Ltd

50077 of 2003; 50080 of 2003 PROSECUTOR Jason Robert Bentley DEFENDANT Whet Investments Limited FILE NUMBER(S) : 50069 of 2003; 50071 of 2003; 50073 of 2003; 50075 of 2003; 50077 of 2003; 50080 of 2003 CORAM: Cowdroy J KEY ISSUES: Environmental Offences :- amendment of summons - amendments confined to causation and not to substance of charge. Clean Waters Act 1970, s 16(1) Criminal Procedure Act 1986, s 20 LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 68(1) Land and Environment Court Rules 1996, Pt 10 r 2 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, s 118D, 176(1)(b) Abdoula Khouzame & Samson Saliba v R (1999) 108 A Crim R 170; Johnson v Miller (1937-1938) 59 CLR 467; Khaled Hamzy v R (1994) 74 A Crim R 341; CASES CITED: McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Limited v Environment Protection Authority (No 2) (2000-2002) 54 NSWLR 39; Montgomery v Stewart (1966-1967) 116 CLR 220; Tony Giam v R (1999) 104 A Crim R 416; Walsh v Tattersall (1996-1997) 188 CLR 77 DATES OF HEARING: 09/07/2004 EX TEMPORE 07/09/2004 JUDGMENT DATE :