Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Sell & Parker Pty Ltd (No 3) [2020] NSWLEC 35

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Sell & Parker Pty Ltd (No 3) [2020] NSWLEC 35 Hearing dates: 4 September 2019 Date of orders: 23 April 2020 Decision date: 23 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [123] Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Subpoena — Application to set aside — Legitimate forensic purpose — Documents sought relating to monetary benefits order — Application to set aside dismissed

ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — Land and Environment Court — Practice and procedure — Judgments and orders — Monetary benefits order Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 21A Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 9.47, 9.56(2A), 76A, 125 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) Pt 8.3, ss 248, 249, 250 Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Calculating Amount of Monetary Benefits) Regulation 2019 (NSW) Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009 (NSW) cl 101A Water Management Act 2000 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alister v R (1984) 154 CLR 404; [1984] HCA 85 Attorney-General (NSW) v Chidgey [2008] NSWCCA 65; (2008) 182 A Crim R 536 Azar Building and Construction Services Pty Ltd v Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation [2010] NSWLEC 110 Director-General Department of Environment and Climate Change v Wilton [2008] NSWLEC 297 Environment Protection Authority v Signium Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLEC 126 Environment Protection Authority v Snowy Hydro Ltd (2008) 162 LGERA 273; [2008] NSWLEC 264 Harris v Harrison (2014) 86 NSWLR 422; [2014] NSWCCA 84 ICAP Pty Ltd v Moebes [2009] NSWSC 306 Jack Brabham Engines Limited v Beare [2010] FCA 35 National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Association Ltd v Waind and Hill [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 R v Barton [1981] 2 NSWLR 414 R v Booth (Court of Appeal (NSW), 12 November 1993, unrep)) R v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Saleam (1989) 16 NSWLR 14 R v Saleam (1999) NSWCCA 342 Rinehart v Rinehart [2018] NSWSC 1102 Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Sell & Parker Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 73 Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Sell & Parker Pty Ltd [2019] NSWLEC 48 Sood v R [2006] NSWCCA 252 Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council [2019] NSWLEC 166 Texts Cited: Land and Environment Court Practice Note – Class 5 Proceedings Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment (Prosecutor) Sell & Parker Pty Ltd (ACN 000 101 315) (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Rose (Prosecutor) T G Howard SC with J Johnson (Defendant)