Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Gleeson; Director General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Epacris Pty Ltd [2009] NSWLEC 42

Reported Decision : (2009) 165 LGERA 99

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Gleeson; Director General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Epacris Pty Ltd [2009] NSWLEC 42

No. 50068 of 2005

PROSECUTOR: Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change

DEFENDANT: David John Gleeson PARTIES : No. 50069 of 2005

PROSECUTOR: Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change

DEFENDANT: Epacris Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S) : 50068 of 2005 and 50069 of 2005

CORAM: Lloyd J

PROSECUTION :- application for a permanent stay - abuse of process - relevant principles - agreement between prosecutor and defendants in separate proceedings - fairness - terms of a notice of direction under the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 containing a promise that there would be no prosecution - reasonableness of understandings or beliefs that there would be no prosecution KEY ISSUES: Practice and Procedure:- stay of proceedings - prosecution - relevant principles

Interpretation Act 1987 s 30, s 32(2) LEGISLATION CITED: Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 s 47(1)(a) (repealed) Native Vegetation Act 2003 s 33

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