Australia, May 4 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 3:
1. Numerous charges under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) (POEO Act) have been laid in private prosecutions by the Prosecutor M.&.S. Investments (NSW) Pty Ltd (M&S) against six defendants. Leave pursuant to s 219(1) of the POEO Act to commence the various proceedings was granted by a judge on 11 September 2021.
2. The same four charges against each of Affordable Demolitions and Excavations Pty Ltd First Defendant, Mr Chalita Boutros Second Defendant and Mr Rimon Boutros Sixth Defendant (Boutros Defendants) have been commenced, totalling 12 charges in all. The same charges and an additional charge ha...