Buttsworth v Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation [2003] NSWLEC 169

> Reported Decision : 127 LGERA 170

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Buttsworth v Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation [2003] NSWLEC 169 APPLICANTS Warren Ashley Buttsworth Tony Warren Buttsworth PARTIES : Robert Glen Buttsworth

RESPONDENT Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation FILE NUMBER(S) : 10552 of 2002 CORAM: Talbot J KEY ISSUES: Question of Law :- whether direction issued by Director-General to carry out remedial work is invalid - severability of invalid provisions - direction sufficient to allow appeal to proceed on the merits Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 39(2), s 39(5) LEGISLATION CITED: Native Vegetation Act 1997 s 4, s 5(1), s 5(2), s 5(3)(b), s 6, s 47, s 47(1), s 47(1)(a), s 47(1)(b), s 47(2), s 47(2)(b), s 48, s 68 Noxious Weeds Act 1993 State Environmental Planning Policy No 46 - Protection and Management of Native Vegetation Sch 3, cl (a) Calvin v Carr and Others [1979] 1 NSWLR 1; Cann's Proprietary Limited v The Commonwealth and Another (1946) 71 CLR 210; CASES CITED: Coleman and Another v Gray (1994) 55 FCR 412; King Gee Clothing Company Proprietary Limited v The Commonwealth and Another (1945) 71 CLR 184; Sloane and Another v McDonald Industries (Sales) Pty Limited (1989) 17 NSWLR 86 ; The Council of the Upper Hunter County District v Australian Chilling and Freezing Co Limited (1967-1968) 118 CLR 429 DATES OF HEARING: 23/06/2003, 24/06/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/09/2003