NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 174 LGERA 314
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v Straits (Hillgrove) Gold Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 114 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
PROSECUTOR: Environment Protection Authority PARTIES : DEFENDANT: Straits (Hillgrove) Gold Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S) : 50017 of 2010
CORAM: Biscoe J
KEY ISSUES: ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES :- pollution of waters - sentencing considerations
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, ss 3A, 21A, 22 LEGISLATION CITED: Fines Act 1996, s 6 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 ss 120(1), 123(a), 241(1), 248
Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 34, 145 LGERA 235 Director-General of the Department of Environment and Climate Change v Rae [2009] NSWLEC 137, 168 LGERA 121 Environment Protection Authority v Albury City Council [2009] NSWLEC 169 Environment Protection Authority v Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd [2008] NSWLEC 280, 163 LGERA 71 Environment Protection Authority v Boral Australian Gypsum Ltd [2009] NSWLEC 26 Environment Protection Authority v Hanna [2010] NSWLEC 98 Environment Protection Authority v Ghossayn [2009] NSWLEC 181 Environment Protection Authority v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 23 Environment Protection Authority v Ross [2009] NSWLEC 36, 165 LGERA 42 CASES CITED: Environment Protection Authority v Snowy Hydro Pty Ltd [2008] NSWLEC 264, 162 LGERA 273 Environment Protection Authority v State of New South Wales (Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water) [2010] NSWLEC 67 Environment Protection Authority v Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 85 Environment Protection Authority v Waste Recycling and Reprocessing Corporation [2006] NSWLEC 419,148 LGERA 299 Environment Protection Authority v Wattke, Environment Protection Authority v Geerdink [2010] NSWLEC 24 Gosford City Council v Australian Panel Products Pty Ltd [2009] NSWLEC 77 Newcastle City Council v Pace Farm Egg Products [2002] NSWLEC 66 R v Thames Water [2010] EWCAA (Crim) 202, (2010) 2 All ER 42 R v Thomson [2000] NSWCCA 309, 49 NSWLR 383 Veen v The Queen (1979) 143 CLR 458
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