Australia, June 2 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 2:
1. HARRISON CJ at CL: The direction given to the jury by the trial judge, which is the subject of the present application, was erroneous for the reasons explained by Dhanji J in his judgment, with which reasons I agree. Notwithstanding that error, in accordance with the orders of this Court made at the hearing of the application, it was preferable in the circumstances of this case to remit the matter to his Honour with a view to withdrawing the impugned direction and redirecting the jury in suitable terms in a way, if possible, that corrected or neutralised the error while maintaining the trial or taking such other course as his...