NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v Centennial Newstan Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 211
PROSECUTOR Environmental Protection Authority PARTIES : DEFENDANT Centennial Newstan Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S) : 50039 of 2009
CORAM: Craig J
KEY ISSUES: ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES :- sentence – factors to be taken into account on sentencing – pollute waters – discharge over five days of sediment-laden waters from pipeline leading from underground coal mining site into creek – prior conviction for similar offence – early plea of guilty – general and specific deterrence – appropriate to make alternative order in lieu of fine – order to pay specified amount for purposes of local ecosystem enhancement program – publication order
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 3A, 21A, s 23 LEGISLATION CITED: Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 s 3, s 120, s 241, s 248(1), s 250 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 Baumer v The Queen [1988] HCA 67; (1988) 166 CLR 51 Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 34; (2006) 145 LGERA 234 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Environment Protection Authority v Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd [2008] NSWLEC 280; (2008) 163 LGERA 71 Environment Protection Authority v Fulton Hogan Pty Ltd [2008] NSWLEC 268; (2008) 163 LGERA 345 CASES CITED: Environment Protection Authority v Centennial Newstan Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 732 Environmental Protection Authority v Snowy Hydro [2008] NSWLEC 264; (2008) 162 LGERA 273 Environment Protection Authority v Waste Recycling and Processing Corporation [2006] NSWLEC 419; (2006) 148 LGERA 299 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Veen v The Queen (No.1) [1979] HCA 7; (1979) 143 CLR 458 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465
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