Kyluk Pty Ltd v Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage [2013] NSWCCA 114

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kyluk Pty Ltd v Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage [2013] NSWCCA 114 Hearing dates: 7 March 2013 Decision date: 20 May 2013 Before: PRICE J at [1] McCALLUM J at [136] SCHMIDT J at [140] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal against sentence allowed. 3. Quash the penalty imposed and other orders made by Pain J on 20 March 2012. 4. Remit the matter to the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales to be dealt with in accordance with these reasons. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - environmental offences - s 118A(2) - Expert witness code - admissibility of expert reports - chain of possession - assumptions - construction of Final Determination of Scientific Committee - beyond reasonable doubt - reasonable certainty - s 194(1)(d) - foreseeability of harm Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 s 76, s 79, s 135, s 137 National Parks and Wildlife Act (1974) s 5, s 118A(2), s 194(1)(d), s 197(2A), s 205(1)(d) Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 s 4, Sch 1 Pt 3, s 23 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (2005) r 31.23, r 31.27, Sch 7 Cases Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2005] NSWCA 152; (2005) 218 ALR 764 Beckwith v The Queen (1976) 135 CLR 569 Camilleri's Stock Feeds P/L v EPA (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage v Kyluk Pty Limited (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 56 Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar [2011] HCA 21; (2011) 243 CLR 588 Gale Holdings Pty Limited v Tweed Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 209 Gilham v R [2012] NSWCCA 131 Hancock v East Coast Timber Products Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 11; (2011) 80 NSWLR 43 HG v R [1999] HCA 2; (1999) 197 CLR 414 Hodder Rook & Associates Pty Ltd v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 279 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Nicholls & Ors v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd [2012] NSWCA 383 Office of Environment and Heritage v Kyluk Pty Limited [2012] NSWLEC 22 Palmer-Bruyn and Parker Pty Ltd v Parsons [2001] HCA 69; (2001) 208 CLR 388 Paric v John Holland Constructions Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 58; (1985) 59 ALJR 844; 62 ALR 85 R v Abadom [1983] 1 All ER 364; 1 WLR 126 Ramsay v Watson [1961] HCA 65; (1961) 108 CLR 642 The Queen v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54;(1999) 199 CLR 270 Vaw (Kurri Kurri) Pty Ltd v Scientific Committee [2003] NSWCA 297; (2003) 58 NSWLR 631 Waugh v Kippen [1986] HCA 12; (1986) 160 CLR 156 Wood v R [2012] NSWCCA 21 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kyluk Pty Ltd (Appellant) Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr JM Ireland QC + Ms P Lane (Appellant) Mr Glissan QC (Respondent) Solicitors: Mr P McGirr (Appellant) Mr G Plath Office of Environment and Heritage (Respondent) File Number(s): 2012/30511 Decision under appeal Citation: Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage v Kyluk Pty Limited (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 56 Date of Decision: 2012-03-20 00:00:00 Before: Pain J File Number(s): 50604 of 2011