NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 135LGERA 229
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Barbara Filipowski v Island Maritime Limited and Anor. [2004] NSWLEC 366 PROSECUTOR: Barbara Filipowski PARTIES : DEFENDANTS: Island Maritime Limited and Anor. FILE NUMBER(S) : 50101; 50102 of 2003 CORAM: Bignold J KEY ISSUES: Environmental Offences :- Defendants acquitted of offence against s 27. Charged with offence against s 8 in respect of same incident-Application for permanent stay-double jeopardy-abuse of process autrefois acquit. LEGISLATION CITED: Marine Pollution Act 1987, ss 8, 27 Connelly v Director of Public Prosecutions (1964) AC 1254; Environment Protection Authority v Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd (1992) 28 NSWLR 502.; Filipowski v Island Maritime Limited and Anor (2003) 124 LGERA 331; Flatman v Light (1946) KB 414; Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 and R v Carroll (2002) 77 ALJR 157; CASES CITED: R v Carroll (2002) 77 ALJR 157; R v Dodd (1991) 56 A Crim 451; R v Humphreys (1977) AC 1R v O'Loughlin; ex parte Ralphs (1971) 1 SASR 219; Regina v Dahhade (1994) QB 329; State Pollution Control Commission v Tallow Products Pty Ltd (1992) 29 NSWLR 517; Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 DATES OF HEARING: 22/03/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/09/2004
PROSECUTOR: Mr A J Meagher SC with Mr A Hill, Barrister SOLICITORS Dibbs Barker Gosling LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANTS: Mr P Byrne SC with Mr G Grogic, Barrister SOLICITORS Ebsworth and Ebsworth
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