Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation v Bailey [2003] NSWLEC 160
The clearing of native vegetation carried out by the defendant was for the minimum extent necessary for the construction of a rural structure (a farm dam) and thus fell within the exemption in cl (e) of Sch 3 to SEPP 46, as preserved by transitional provisions in the NVC Act, warranting acquittal.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 01 July 2003
- Procedural Posture
- Prosecution / Judgment
- Outcome
- defendant acquitted
- Legal Topics
- ['clearing of Native Vegetation' 'development Consent' 'designated Development' 'statutory Exemptions' 'interpretation of Planning Instruments']
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Procedural Posture
Prosecution / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the clearing of native vegetation without development consent was exempt under the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 by reason of being for the construction of a rural structure or as designated development' "Interpretation of 'rural structures' within SEPP 46 exemption" "Whether the construction of a large farm dam constitutes a 'rural structure' or 'designated development' for exemption purposes"]
Ratio Decidendi
The clearing of native vegetation carried out by the defendant was for the minimum extent necessary for the construction of a rural structure (a farm dam) and thus fell within the exemption in cl (e) of Sch 3 to SEPP 46, as preserved by transitional provisions in the NVC Act, warranting acquittal.
Court Disposition
defendant acquitted
Orders
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