JET Group Australia Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (No 2)

[2024] NSWLEC 1570

Land and Environment Court

New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation:

JET Group Australia Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (No 2) [2024] NSWLEC 1570

Hearing dates:

6-7 June 2024; final submissions on 20 June 2024

Date of orders:

16 September 2024

Decision date:

16 September 2024

Jurisdiction:

Class 1

Before:

Dixon SC

Decision:

The Court orders:

(1) The appeal is upheld.

(2) The Notice of Suspension of Licence No. 21027 is amended as shown in Annexure A (bearing Notice No. 1643164).

Catchwords:

APPEAL – Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, s 287 – suspension of environment protection licence – amended suspension notice

Cases Cited:

JET Group Australia Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2024] NSWLEC 1532

Category:

Principal judgment

Parties:

JET Group Australia Pty Ltd (Applicant)
Environment Protection Authority (Respondent)

Representation:

Counsel:
M Seymour (Applicant)
J Reid (Respondent)

Solicitors:
Keypoint Law (Applicant)
Environment Protection Authority (Respondent)

File Number(s):

2023/174985

Publication restriction:

Nil

JUDGMENT

1. On 29 August 2024, I handed down my reasons for judgment in the Class 1 appeal, JET Group Australia Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2024] NSWLEC 1532 (JET Group). At [64] of JET Group, I directed the parties to prepare an updated version of the Suspension Notice in accordance with my reasons for judgment and to provide a copy to the Court within 14 days.

2. As I am satisfied after review that the updated Suspension Notice provided on 12 September 2024 is acceptable, I now make the following orders.

3. The Court orders:

1. The appeal is upheld.

2. The Notice of Suspension of Licence No. 21027 is amended as shown in Annexure A (bearing Notice No. 1643164).

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S Dixon

Senior Commissioner of the Court

Annexure A (1302609, pdf)

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Decision last updated: 16 September 2024