Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Gleeson; Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Epacris Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2009] NSWLEC 200

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 (No. 2) [2009] NSWLEC 200

LEC No. 50068 of 2005 Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change (Prosecutor) David John Gleeson (Defendant) PARTIES : LEC No. 50069 of 2005 Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change (Prosecutor) Epacris Pty Ltd (Defendant)

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

CORAM: Lloyd J

CRIMINAL LAW :- permanent stay of prosecutions - abuse of process - award of costs - statutory costs regime - inherent or implied power to award costs - discretion KEY ISSUES: COSTS:- criminal prosecutions - permanent stay - power to award costs

Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 253 (repealed), ss 257A to 257G Justices Act 1902 (NSW) s 80 (repealed) LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 52 (repealed) Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 (NSW) s 21 (repealed) Summary Jurisdiction Act 1848 (UK) s 14 and s 18 (repealed) Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdiction) Act 1967 (NSW) s 14 (repealed)

Carter v Wall [2003] NSWLEC 94; (2003) 126 LGERA 310 Darcey v Pre-Term Foundation Clinic [1983] 2 NSWLR 497 Director of Public Prosecutions v Boykin (Supreme Court of New South Wales, 21 June 1994, Wood J, unreported) Director-General, Department of Community v Houdek [1999] NSWSC 1031 Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Epacris Pty Ltd; Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Gleeson [2009] NSWLEC 42; (2009) 165 LGERA 99 Director-General, Department of Land and Water Conservation v Pye (No. 2) [1999] NSWLEC 45 Director-General Department of Natural Resources v Gleeson [2007] NSWLEC 749 Director-General Department of Planning v Epacris Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 306; (2006) 147 LGERA 372 Epacris Pty Ltd v Director-General Department of Natural Resources [2007] NSWCCA 76; (2007) 69 NSWLR 507; (2007) 153 LGERA 173 Jago v District Court (NSW) (1989) 168 CLR 23 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 CASES CITED: Liverpool City Council v Hodge [2006] NSWLEC 21; (2006) 143 LGERA 261 Logwon Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 33 NSWLR 13 Mantel v Anstee [2001] NSWLEC 202; (2001) 116 LGERA 269 Markisic v Vizza [2002] NSWCCA 53 R v Barbaro (1992) 108 ACTR 1; (1992) 106 FLR 387 R v Goia (1988) 19 FCR 212 R v Hay; Ex parte Patane [1981] Qd R 152 R v JS (No. 2) [2007] NSWCCA 309; (2007) 179 A Crim R 10 R v Nicholl; Ex parte Webster (1979) 26 ACTR 19; (1979) 1 A Crim R 306 Walker v Baehnk (No. 2) (1987) 44 SASR 380 Ward v Hodgkins [1957] VR 715 Watson v Attorney-General (NSW) (1987) 8 NSWLR 685