Environment Protection Authority v Warwick Ronald McInnes [2020] NSWLEC 37

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Environment Protection Authority v Warwick Ronald McInnes [2020] NSWLEC 37 Hearing dates: 18 March 2020 Date of orders: 24 April 2020 Decision date: 24 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Duggan J Decision: See paragraphs 90 and 91 Catchwords: CRIME – environmental offences – s 7 Pesticides Act 1999 – s 10 Pesticides Act 1999 – negligent use of a pesticide in a manner that injured another person – use of a pesticide in a manner that injured another person – definition of "store" within "use" – whether defendant stored the pesticide – whether store contains an element of "future use" – was the conduct criminally negligent – where charge particularises actual injury rather than likelihood of harm – risk turns on degree of accessibility – defendant held to use the pesticide – criminal negligence not found Legislation Cited: Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Code Regulations 1995 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code 1994 Pesticides Act 1999 Cases Cited: Chief Executive, Office of Environment & Heritage v Orica Pty Ltd; Environment Protection Authority v Orica Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 109 Environmental Protection Authority v Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd (No 2) (1993) 78 LGERA 373 Environmental Protection Authority v Grafil Pty Ltd & Mackenzie [2019] NSWCCA 174 Environmental Protection Authority v Sydney Water Corporation [2019] NSWLEC 100 R v Lavender (2005) 222 CLR 67 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Environment Protection Authority (Prosecutor) Warwick McInnes (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Pritchard SC and G Lewer (Prosecutor) S Nash (Defendant)