Environment Protection Authority v Truegain Pty Ltd [2012] NSWLEC 41

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Environment Protection Authority v Truegain Pty Ltd [2012] NSWLEC 41 Hearing dates: 07/03/2012 Decision date: 16 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Lloyd AJ Decision: The summons, as amplified by the particulars, is duplicitous. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - prosecution - duplicity - a charge in summons amplified by particulars - summons bad for duplicity Legislation Cited: Companies Act 1958 (Vic) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Pollution Control Act 1970 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 (SA) Cases Cited: Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd v Magill (1995) 37 NSWLR 150 Byrne v Baker [1964] VR 443 CSR Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2000] NSWCCA 373; (2000) 110 LGERA 134 Chugg v Pacific Dunlop Ltd [1988] VR 411 Ex parte Graham: Re Dowling [1969] 1 NSWR 231 Environment Protection Authority v Sydney Water Corporation Ltd (1997) 98 LGERA 361 Hamzy v R (1994) 74 A Crim R 341 John Holland Pty Ltd v Industrial Court of NSW [2010] NSWCA 338 Johnson v Miller (1937) 59 CLR 467 Montgomery v Stewart (1967) 116 CLR 220 R v Locchi (1991) 22 NSWLR 309 R v Moussad [1999] NSWCCA 337 Walsh v Tattersall (1996) 188 CLR 77 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Separate question Parties: Environment Protection Authority (Prosecutor/Respondent) Truegain Pty Ltd (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: M Higgins (Prosecutor/Respondent) J Horowitz (Defendant/Applicant) Patricia Lenehan (Prosecutor/Respondent) Horowitz & Bilinsky (Defendant/Applicant) File Number(s): 50471 of 2011