Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Jack & Bill Issa Pty Ltd (No 5) [2009] NSWLEC 232

Reported Decision : 172 LGERA 225

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Jack & Bill Issa Pty Ltd (No 5) [2009] NSWLEC 232

PROSECUTOR: Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change PARTIES : DEFENDANT: Jack & Bill Issa Pty Ltd

FILE NUMBER(S) : 50030 of 2009

CORAM: Biscoe J

KEY ISSUES: ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES :- clearing of native vegetation - offence against s 12 Native Vegetation Act 2003 - deemed liability of landholder under s 44 - clearing occurred on land owned by defendant company - whether conduct of director of defendant company in clearing native vegetation was attributable to defendant company

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 126 Interpretation Act 1987, s 21(1) LEGISLATION CITED: Land Tax Management Act 1956, s 10AA Local Government Act 1993, s 515 Native Vegetation Act 2003, ss 3, 4, 6, 12, 44, 45 Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997

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