NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v. Forestry Commission Of New South Wales [1998] NSWLEC 149 PROSECUTOR Environment Protection Authority PARTIES : DEFENDANT Forestry Commission Of New South Wales FILE NUMBER(S) : 50006; 50007; 50008; 50009; 50010 of 1997 CORAM: Sheahan J KEY ISSUES: :- LEGISLATION CITED: Pollution Control Act 1970 Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1989 Genkem Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority ((1994) 35 NSWLR 33); CASES CITED: Environment Protection Authority v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd (1992) 28 NSWLR 502; Parker v R (1963) 111 CLR 610 DATES OF HEARING: 20/04/98, 21/04/98, 22/04/98, 23/04/98 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/14/1998
PROSECUTOR Mr Docking, Barrister Chris McElwain of EPA LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT Mr Preston, Barrister Mr L Wimalaratne
JUDGMENT: The Defendant ("State Forests") is charged, in Class 5 of the Court's jurisdiction, with contravening conditions of its Pollution Control Licence ("the licence") during logging operations in early 1996 on land in Colymea State Forest near Nowra.
State Forests was charged with five contraventions of the licence and entered pleas of guilty to all five charges on 9 May 1997.
However, on 20 November 1997, Lloyd J granted an application by State Forests for leave to withdraw its pleas of guilty to three of the charges, namely those in matters 50006, 50007 and 50010.
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