NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 147 LGERA 96
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Garrett v Freeman [2006] NSWCCA 278
HEARING DATE(S): 17 August 2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 6 September 2006
JUDGMENT OF: McColl JA at 1; Grove J at 14; James J at 20
The questions in the stated case are as follows: 1. No 2. Yes DECISION: 3. Yes 4. Yes 5. No 6. No 7. No.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - stated case pursuant to s 5AE Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - prosecutions pursuant to ss 118D and 175B of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 - whether proceedings taken by person authorised in that behalf - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - defect in substance or form - whether capable of cure by s 16(2) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT - statutory protection to employee of council if acts in good faith - s 731 Local Government Act 1993 - whether s 731 applies to criminal prosecutions
Clean Waters Act 1970 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Justices Act 1902 LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act 1993 Milk Act 1931 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 Workers Compensation Act 1987 Victorian Health Act 1928 Income Tax and Social Security Contribution Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) Supreme Court Rules 1970
Bankstown City Council v Alamdo Holdings Pty Ltd (2004) 135 LGERA 312 Board of Fire Commissioners (NSW) v Ardouin [1961] HCA 71; (1961) 109 CLR 105 Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd v Magill & Anor (1993) 32 NSWLR 501 Corporate Affairs Commission v Bain (1991) 55 A Crim R 73 Crothers v Sheil [1933] HCA 42; (1933) 49 CLR 399 Ex parte Lovell; re Buckley (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 153 Fairfield City Council v Colorpak Products (NSW) Pty Ltd (1988) 78 LGERA 144 CASES CITED: Fowler v Taylor [1957] VR 593 London City Council v Agricultural Food Products Ltd [1955] 2QB 218 McRae v Coulton (1986) 7 NSWLR 644 New South Wales Bar Association v Muirhead (1998) 14 NSWLR 173 O'Reilly v Commissioners of State Bank of Victoria [1982] HCA 74; (1983) 153 CLR 1 R v Janceski [2005] NSWCCA 281; (2005) 64 NSWLR 10 Stephen Garrett for and on behalf of the Director-General, Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) v Freeman [2006] NSWLEC 322. Stuckey v Iliff [1960] HCA 57; (1960) 105 CLR 164
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