Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage v Turnbull [2019] NSWLEC 125

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage v Turnbull [2019] NSWLEC 125 Hearing dates: 27 August 2019 Date of orders: 28 August 2019 Decision date: 28 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Pepper J Decision: Notice of motion dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: application to vacate a criminal trial for the third time – senior counsel ill – junior counsel returned brief upon senior counsel becoming unavailable for the hearing – no evidence of any attempt made to obtain alternative counsel – accused legally represented by solicitor – insufficient evidence of impecuniosity of accused – application refused. Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986, Ch 3, Pt 3, Div 3 and Ch 4, Pt 5, Div 2A Native Vegetation Act 2003, s 12 Cases Cited: Abdallah v R [2015] NSWCCA 233 Attorney-General for New South Wales v Milat (1995) 37 NSWLR 370 Dietrich v R [1992] HCA 57; (1992) 177 CLR 292 Director-General, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Waster v Source & Resources Pty Limited [2010] NSWLEC 235 Murphy v R [1989] HCA 28; (1989) 167 CLR 94 R v BK [2000] NSWCCA 4; (2000) 110 A Crim R 298 R v Warwick (No 64) [2019] NSWSC 163 R v Williams [2007] VSC 2; (2006) 16 VR 168 Slotboom v R [2013] NSWCCA 18 UTSG Pty Ltd v Sydney Metro (No 5) [2019] NSWLEC 107 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage (Prosecutor) Grant Turnbull (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Howard SC (Prosecutor) Ms P Lane (Defendant)