Williams v Director General National Parks and Wildlife Service And Ors [2003] NSWLEC 249

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CITATION : Williams v Director General National Parks and Wildlife Service And Ors [2003] NSWLEC 249 revised - 22/10/2003 APPLICANT: Williams PARTIES : RESPONDENTS: Director General National Parks and Wildlife Service And Ors FILE NUMBER(S) : 40964 of 2002 CORAM: Bignold J KEY ISSUES: Injunctions and Declarations - Interlocutory Relief :- acceptance by Court of undertaking pending anticipated delivery of reserved judgment in three days time. LEGISLATION CITED: CASES CITED: DATES OF HEARING: 29/11/2002 EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 11/29/2002

APPLICANT: Mr A Oshlack, Agent

SOLICITORS N/A

2ND-3RD RESPONDENTS: LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr N J Williams SC 4TH-5TH RESPONDENTS: Mr M Brennan

SOLICITORS FIRST RESPONDENT National Parks and Wildlife Service 2ND-5TH RESPONDENTS Blake Dawson Waldron

JUDGMENT:

IN THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Matter No . . 40964 of 2002 Coram : Bignold J 29 November 2002

NEVILLE WILLIAMS

Applicant

v

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

First Respondent

BARRICK AUSTRALIA LIMITED ACN 007 857 598

Second Respondent

BARRICK GOLD OF AUSTRALIA ACN 008 143 137

Third Respondent

COLIN PARDOE

Fourth Respondent

JUDGMENT

1. This is an application for interlocutory injunction in proceedings which were filed in Court yesterday and by consent of the parties were heard urgently today. The relief claimed in the present proceedings on an interlocutory basis is that the second and third Respondents (the mining companies) be restrained from acting upon a s 87 permit and s 90 consent issued by the first Respondent (the Director General National Parks and Wildlife Service) on Wednesday of this week.