Environment Protection Authority v. Forestry Commission Of New South Wales [1998] NSWLEC 109

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v. Forestry Commission Of New South Wales [1998] NSWLEC 109 PROSECUTOR Environment Protection Authority PARTIES : DEFENDANT Forestry Commission of New South Wales FILE NUMBER(S) : 50006 - 50010 of 1997 CORAM: Sheahan J KEY ISSUES: :- Land & Environment Court Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Offences & Penalties Act 1989 Clean Waters Act 1970 R v O'Neil [1979] 2 NSWLR 582; Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 698.; Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251; CASES CITED: R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 ; Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 (at 544 and 565); Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 72 ALJR 578 ; R v Sgroi (1989) 40 ACrimR 197 at 203; R v Brown (1982) 5 ACrimR 404 at 407]. DATES OF HEARING: 26 -27/11/98 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/18/1998

PROSECUTOR Brendan Docking, Barrister Mr Chris McElwain of EPA

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT Glenn Bartley, Barrister Mr L Wimalaratne of Forestry Commission

JUDGMENT: The History of the Proceedings

1. The defendant ("State Forests") has been charged (by "the EPA") with five contraventions of pollution control licence 4022 during logging operations in early 1996 on land in Colymea State Forest near Nowra.