NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Director-General of the Department of Environment and Climate Change v Taylor [2007] NSWLEC 530 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
PROSECUTOR: Director-General of the Department of Environment and Climate Change PARTIES : DEFENDANT: Colin Alfred Taylor
FILE NUMBER(S) : 50044 of 2006
CORAM: Lloyd J
KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- clearing of native vegetation - endangered ecological communities - sentencing consideration
LEGISLATION CITED: Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 (now repealed), s 21 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 3A
Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357; Cameron v Eurobodalla Shire Council (2006) LGERA 349; Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683; Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610; Carlino v Leichhardt Council (2005) 144 LGERA 235; Director-General Land & Water Conservation v Rial [1998] NSWLEC 72; Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife v Wilkinson [2002] NSWLEC 171; CASES CITED: Director-General of the Department of Land & Water Conservation v Nunkeri Pastoral Pty Limited (1998) 98 LGERA 139; Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation v Robson, [1998] NSWLEC 174, 6 August 1998, Bignold J, unreported; Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation v Leverton Pastoral Company Pty Limited [2002] NSWLEC 212; Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation v Warroo (Lands) Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 10; Fletcher Construction Australia Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Fisher) (1999) 91 IR 66; Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464; R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; Veen v The Queen (No.2) (1988) 164 CLR 465
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