NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
Minister administering the Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995 v Hakim [2005] NSWLEC 92 CITATION : This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
Minister administering the Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995 PARTIES : Mick Bechara Hakim
FILE NUMBER(S) : 50057 of 2004; 50058 of 2004
CORAM: Cowdroy J
KEY ISSUES: Environmental Offences :- Rivers and Foreshores Act 1948 - excavation without a permit under Pt 3A - defendant owner of site - "cause" - "allow" - control of site - reasonable precautions and due diligence - stop work order
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 78A, s 91, s109D, s 121B, s 149B LEGISLATION CITED: Evidence Act 1995 s 141(2) Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 Pt 3A, s 22A, s 22B(1), (2), (3)(a), s 22C, s 22D(1), (2), (5)(b), s 22I
Alphacell Ltd v Woodward [1972] AC 824; Caralis and Ors v Smyth (1988) 65 LGRA 303; Caruso v Boucher (1975) 10 SASR 71; Corporation of the City of Adelaide v Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (1928) 40 CLR 481; DeKuyper v Crafter [1942] SASR 238; Emary v Nolloth [1903] 2 KB 264; Environment Agency (formerly National Rivers Authority) v Empress Car Co (Abertillery) Ltd [1999] 2 AC 22; Environment Protection Authority v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd (2003) 128 LGERA 240; Environment Protection Authority v Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd (2000) 112 LGERA 1; Environment Protection Authority v Munters Pty Ltd (1998) 98 LGERA 279; CASES CITED: Environment Protection Authority v Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Ltd (1994) 83 LGERA 51; Environment Protection Authority v Taylor Woodrow (Australia) Pty Limited (1997) 101 LGERA 226; Gilbert v Gulliver [1918] VLR 185; Griffin v Marsh (1994) 34 NSWLR 104; He Kaw Teh v The Queen (1985) 157 CLR 523; Hornsby Shire Council v Surace [2004] NSWLEC 216; Owen v Willtara Construction Pty Ltd (1998) 103 LGERA 137; R v Wampfler (1987) 11 NSWLR 541; Sherras v De Rutzen [1895] 1 QB 918; Tiger Nominees Pty Ltd and Anor v State Pollution Control Commission (1992) 25 NSWLR 715; Waugh v Kippen (1986) 160 CLR 156
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