Director-General, Department of Environment Climate Change and Water v Walker Corporation Pty Ltd [2011] NSWLEC 27

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Director-General, Department of Environment Climate Change and Water v Walker Corporation Pty Ltd [2011] NSWLEC 27 Hearing dates: 21 February 2011 Decision date: 04 March 2011 Before: Pain J Decision: 1. The Defendant's Notice of Motion dated 13 December 2010 is dismissed. 2. Costs reserved. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - whether order for temporary stay of criminal proceedings ought be made to enable appeal in similar criminal proceedings to be determined Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 5F Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Pt 5 of Ch 4, s 19 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 41, s 74 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 r 5.1, r 5.2 Native Vegetation Act 2003 s 12, s 44 Supreme Court Rules 1970 r 75.11 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 2.1 Cases Cited: Barton v R [1980] HCA 48; (1980) 147 CLR 75 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Norman Yates [2008] NSWLEC 244 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor [1996] HCA 25; (1996) 186 CLR 541 Dietrich v The Queen [1992] HCA 57; (1992) 177 CLR 292 Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Gleeson; Director General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Epacris Pty Ltd [2009] NSWLEC 42; (2009) 165 LGERA 99 Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Walker Corporation Pty Limited (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 73 Jago v District Court of New South Wales [1989] HCA 46; (1989) 168 CLR 23 Miller v Ryan [1980] 1 NSWLR 93 R v GS [2003] NSWCCA 73 R v Glennon [1992] HCA 16; (1992) 173 CLR 592 R v Lawrence [1982] AC 510 R v Mai (1992) 26 NSWLR 371 R v Michael Saunders (unreported, NSWCCA, Gleeson CJ, 23 February 1993) R v WRC [2002] NSWCCA 210; (2002) 130 A Crim R 89 Walton v Gardiner [1993] HCA 77; (1993) 177 CLR 378 Texts Cited: A M Blackmore and G S Hosking, New South Wales Criminal Law 2010 (2010) Thomson Reuters Lawbook Co Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Director-General, Department of Environment Climate Change and Water (Prosecutor) Walker Corporation Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Jordan (Prosecutor) Mr J Ireland (Defendant) Solicitors: Department of Environment Climate Change and Water (Prosecutor) Colin Biggers & Paisley (Defendant) File Number(s): 50034 of 2010