Director-General, Department of Natural Resources v Gleeson; Director-General, Department of Natural Resources v Epacris Pty Ltd [2007] NSWLEC 749

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Director-General, Department of Natural Resources v Gleeson; Director-General, Department of Natural Resources v Epacris Pty Ltd [2007] NSWLEC 749

50068 of 2005 PROSECUTOR Director-General, Department of Natural Resources DEFENDANT David John Gleeson PARTIES : 50069 OF 2005 PROSECUTOR Director-General, Department of Natural Resources DEFENDANT Epacris Pty Ltd

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

CORAM: Jagot J

KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- case stated procedure - whether questions of law arising at or in reference to the proceedings - questions contingent - hypothetical - application refused

Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997

ADI Limited v Environmental Protection Authority (2000) 118 A Crim R 335 ; Budget Nursery Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1989) 42 A Crim R 81 ; Chugg v Pacific Dunlop Limited (1990) 170 CLR 249; Director General, Department of Land and Water Conservation v Bailey (2003) 136 LGERA 242; Director General of Department of Land and Water Conservation v Pye [1998] NSWLEC 292; Director-General, Department of Planning v Epacris Pty Limited (2006) 147 LGERA 372; Director of Public Prosecutions Reference No 1 of 1999 (1999) 128 NTR 1; (1999) 105 A Crim R 489; Director of Public Prosecutions v Cassell (1995) 80 A Crim R 160 ; Director of Public Prosecutions v G (1999) 85 FCR 566; Director of Public Prosecutions, South Australia v B (1998) 194 CLR 566 ; CASES CITED: DPP (NSW) v United Telecasters Sydney Limited (1990) 168 CLR 594 ; Environment Protection Authority v Land and Environment Court (NSW) (2004) 134 LGERA 140; Environment Protection Authority v Sydney Water Corporation Limited (1997) 98 LGERA 361 ; Epacris Pty Limited v Director-General, Department of Natural Resources (2007) 153 LGERA 173; (2007) 170 A Crim R 542; R v Chin (1985) 157 CLR 671; R v Diakakis (1952) 52 SR (NSW) 15 ; R v Dittmar [1973] 1 NSWLR 722; R v Jesson [1973] 1 NSWLR 726 ; R v Nixon (2000) 181 ALR 747 ; The Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board v The Federated Seamen's Union of Australia (1925) 36 CLR 442 ; Vines v Djordjevitch (1950) 91 CLR 512; Young v Campbell (1948) 49 SR (NSW) 103