Secretary, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment v Auen Grain Pty Ltd; Merrywinebone Pty Ltd; Greentree; Harris [2019] NSWLEC 187

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Secretary, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment v Auen Grain Pty Ltd; Merrywinebone Pty Ltd; Greentree; Harris [2019] NSWLEC 187 Hearing dates: 29 November 2019 Date of orders: 03 December 2019 Decision date: 03 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Pain J Decision: See [24] Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – Class 5 prosecutions for native vegetation clearing – multiple charges arising from same circumstances should be heard together Legislation Cited: Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s 29 Local Land Services Act 2013 s 60N Native Vegetation Act 2003 ss 12, 44 Cases Cited: Osman v R [2006] NSWCCA 196 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v Middis (Supreme Court (NSW), 27 March 1991, unrep) Roach v R [2019] NSWCCA 160 Symss v The Queen [2003] NSWCCA 77 Webb and Hay v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 41; [1994] HCA 30 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Matter Nos: 19/265264, 19/265268, 19/265272, 19/265276, 19/265280, 19/265284, 19/265288, 19/265292 Secretary, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (Prosecutor) Auen Grain Pty Ltd ACN 101 059 769 (Defendant)

Matters Nos: 19/265265, 19/265269, 19/265273, 19/265277, 19/265281, 19/265285, 19/265289, 19/265293 Secretary, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (Prosecutor) Merrywinebone Pty Ltd ACN 000 937 824 (Defendant)