Chief Environmental Regulator of the Environment Protection Authority v The Forestry Corporation of New South Wales [2018] NSWLEC 10

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Chief Environmental Regulator of the Environment Protection Authority v The Forestry Corporation of New South Wales [2018] NSWLEC 10 Hearing dates: 24 to 25 August 2017 Date of orders: 16 March 2018 Decision date: 16 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [59] Catchwords: CRIMINAL HEARING – plea of not guilty to offence of failing to comply with threatened species licence – failure to mark cliff – whether rock feature is a cliff – statutory interpretation – the rule of strict construction – rock feature not a cliff – summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998 (NSW) s 69U, s 69V Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s 3 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW) (repealed) s 133 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW) Pt 6 Cases Cited: Beckwith v The Queen (1976) 135 CLR 569; [1976] HCA 55 Canada Bay City Council v Optus Mobile Pty Limited [2004] NSWLEC 611 Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (2012) 250 CLR 503; [2012] HCA 55 Grajewski v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2017] NSWCCA 251 Newcastle City Council v GIO General Ltd (1997) 191 CLR 85; [1997] HCA 53 R v Adams (1935) 53 CLR 563; [1935] ALR 421 R v Lavender (2005) 222 CLR 67; [2005] HCA 37 Waugh v Kippen (1986) 160 CLR 156; [1986] HCA 12 Whittaker v Comcare (1998) 86 FCR 532 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary, Sixth Edition Category: Principal judgment Parties: Chief Environmental Regulator of the Environment Protection Authority (Prosecutor) The Forestry Corporation of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D K Jordan (Prosecutor) I J Hemmings SC with J McKelvey (Defendant)