Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Sell & Parker Pty Ltd [2019] NSWLEC 48

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Sell & Parker Pty Ltd [2019] NSWLEC 48 Hearing dates: 14 March 2019 Date of orders: 12 April 2019 Decision date: 12 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [62] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – criminal proceedings commenced alleging breaches of conditions of development consent – motions by defendant seeking striking out of amended summonses – whether amended summonses duplicitous – summonses duplicitous Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 16, 20, 21 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 125, 76A Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 68 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) s 64 Cases Cited: Bentley (for National Parks & Wildlife Service) v Gordon; Bentley (for National Parks & Wildlife Service) v B.G.P. Properties Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCCA 157; (2005) 139 LGERA 449 Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage v Geoffrey Phillip Manchee; Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage v Bogamildi Investments Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 117; (2015) 209 LGERA 280 Einfeld v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 87; (2010) 200 A Crim R 1 Environment Protection Authority v Truegain Pty Ltd (2013) 85 NSWLR 125; [2013] NSWCCA 204 Environmental Protection Authority v AGL Upstream Investments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLEC 32; (2018) 229 LGERA 314 Hakim v Waterways Authority of New South Wales [2006] NSWCCA 376; (2006) 149 LGERA 415 Hannes v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (No 2) [2006] NSWCCA 373; (2006) 165 A Crim R 151 Johnson v Miller (1937) 59 CLR 467; [1937] HCA 77 R v Darko Janceski (2005) 64 NSWLR 10; [2005] NSWCCA 281 Ryde Municipal Council v Royal Ryde Homes [1970] 1 NSWR 277; (1970) 19 LGRA 321 Snowy Monaro Regional Council v Tropic Asphalts Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCCA 202 Walsh v Tattersall (1996) 188 CLR 77; [1996] HCA 26 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment (Prosecutor) Sell & Parker Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Rose (Prosecutor) T G Howard SC with J Johnson (Defendant)