CSR Ltd v Environmental Protection Authority [2000] NSWCCA 373

Reported Decision : [2000] 110 LGERA 334

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : CSR Ltd v Environmental Protection Authority [2000] NSWCCA 373 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60448/1999 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 February 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 September 2000

PARTIES : CSR Limited trading as CSR Woodpanels v Environmental Protection Authority JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Hulme J at 2; Smart AJ at 9

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land & Environment Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 50080/1997 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Pearlman J OFFICER :

COUNSEL : PD McLellan QC SJ Rushton SOLICITORS : Mallesons Stephen Jaques Stephen Garrett CATCHWORDS : Amendment of summons - discrete or continuing offence - s 6(1) of EO & P Act - sufficiency of particulars LEGISLATION CITED : Environmental Offences and Penalties Act, 1989 EPA v Bathurst City Council (1995) 89 LGERA 79 Romeyko v Samuels (1972) 19 FLR 322 Bowling v General Motors-Holden Pty Ltd (1975) 8 ALR 197 Environment Agency v Empress Car Co (1998) 2 WLR 350 Hodgetts v Chiltern District Council (1983) 2 AC 120 Walsh v Tattersall (1996) 188 CLR 77 R v Industrial Appeals Court (1965) VR 615 CASES CITED: Ganke v Corporate Affairs Commission (1990) 19 NSWLR 449 Kirkheaton District Local Board v Ainley Sons & Co (1892) 2 QB 274 Butterworth v West Riding of Yorkshire Rivers Board (1909) AC 45 Alphacell v Woodward (1972) AC 824 Majury v Sunbeam Corporation Ltd (1974) 1 NSWLR 659 EPA v CSR Ltd (1998) 45 NSWLR 357 Johnson v Miller (1937) 59 CLR 469 Stanton v Abernathy (1990) 19 NSWLR 656 DECISION : Each of questions in Case Stated answered in the negative. Case remitted to Land and Environment Court with that expression of opinion. CSR to pay costs of EPA of Case Stated.