NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v MacDermid Overseas Asia Ltd [2007] NSWLEC 225
PROSECUTOR PARTIES : Environment Protection Authority DEFENDANT MacDermid Overseas Asia Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S) : 50011 of 2006
CORAM: Jagot J
KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- sentence - failure to ensure dangerous goods transported in a manner as safe as practicable - failure to segregate incompatible dangerous goods - failure to complete consignment documents - penalty
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 3A(b), s 21A(2), s 21A(3)(e), s 21A(3)(f), s 21A(3)(g), s 21A(3)(k), s 22 LEGISLATION CITED: Road and Rail Transport (Dangerous Goods) Act 1997 s 37(1), s 43 Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 1997 (Cth) reg 2.2(1)(a) Road and Rail Transport (Dangerous Goods) (Road) Regulation 1998 (NSW) s 5
Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357; Environment Protection Authority v Embridge Crest Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 238; Environment Protection Authority v Hopley [2003] NSWLEC 112; CASES CITED: Environment Protection Authority v Moama Refinery Pty Limited [2002] NSWLEC 244; Environment Protection Authority v Patrick Distribution Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 123; R v Thomson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270
DATES OF HEARING: 16/04/2007, 17/04/2007
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