Newcastle City Council v Pace Farm Egg Products Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 66

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Newcastle City Council v Pace Farm Egg Products Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 66 PROSECUTOR: Newcastle City Council PARTIES : DEFENDANT: Pace Farm Egg Products Pty Limited ACN 003 607 841 FILE NUMBER(S) : 50065 of 2001 CORAM: Lloyd J Environmental Offences :- section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - penalty KEY ISSUES: Costs:- summary prosecution - failure to agree to statement of facts Words and Phrases: - "likely" LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 10 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 s 120(1), s 123, s 241(1) Australian Communications Authority v Viper Communications Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 355; Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357; Cameron v The Queen [2002] HCA 6; Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1992) 32 NSWLR 683; Cobiac v Liddy (1969) 119 CLR 257; Gammon (Hong Kong) Ltd v Attorney-General of Hong Kong [1985] AC 1; CASES CITED: Lim Chin Aik v The Queen [1963] AC 160; Mathews v Goulburn Wool Processors, NSWSC, Smart J, 6 November 1986, unreported; New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative Ltd v State Pollution Control Commission (1992) 75 LGRA 320; R v Visconti [1982] 2 NSWLR 104; State Pollution Control Commission v Blayney Abattoirs Pty Ltd (1991) 72 LGRA 221; State Pollution Control Commission v New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative Ltd (1991) 73 LGRA 86; Thorneloe v Filipowski (2001) 52 NSWLR 60 DATES OF HEARING: 08/04/2002, 09/04/2002, 10/04/2002 and 11/04/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/02/2002