D’Anastasi v Environment Protection Authority and Anor (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 268

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : D'Anastasi v Environment Protection Authority and Anor (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 268

APPLICANT Charles D'Anastasi PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Environment Protection Authority SECOND RESPONDENT Gregory Abood

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40881 of 2010

CORAM: Pain J

KEY ISSUES: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE :- application for stay of judgment pending determination of appeal - exercise of discretion where appeal rendered nugatory if stay not granted as against public interest consideration that enforcement of environmental laws rendered ineffective if stay granted

Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s58, s59 LEGISLATION CITED: Pesticides Act 1999 s3, s72, Pt 2 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 s193, s211

AAMAC Warehousing & Transport Pty Limited & Ors v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited & Ors [2009] NSWSC 1029 Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corporation Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 685 Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1996] HCA 3; (1996) 134 ALR 460; (1996) 70 ALJR 306 Cessnock City Council v Quintaz Pty Ltd; Cessnock City Council v McCudden [2010] NSWLEC 3; (2010) 172 LGERA 52 Chen v Marcolongo; Chen v Lym International Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 121 CASES CITED: D'Anastasi v Environment Protection Authority and Anor [2010] NSWLEC 260 Frith v Sipple NSWCA, Moffitt P, Hutley and Mahoney JJA, 11 September 1978, unreported New South Wales Bar Association v Stevens [2003] NSWCA 95; (2003) 52 ATR 602 Robb & Rees v Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory FCA, Finn J, 21 June 1996, unreported Trad v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 41 Weller v Williams [2010] NSWSC 741