Australia, May 30 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 30:
1. TLEEMING JA: I agree with Basten AJA.
2. BASTEN AJA: In October 2011, the respondent, an officer with the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Commission or ICAC), issued thirteen court attendance notices (CANs) alleging offences committed by the applicant. One was later withdrawn; of the remaining twelve charges, nine involved offences under the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and related to conduct which had been the subject of an investigation by the Commission. The other three charges involved offences under the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 (NSW) (ICAC Act).
3. The sole issue raised on the applicati...