Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19:
1. By 20 summonses filed 14 June 2022 by the Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment, now known as the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ('prosecutor'), Aerotropolis Pty Ltd ('defendant') stands charged with 20 offences against the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW) ('NPW Act') and the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW) ('BC Act') relating to the alleged clearing of native vegetation from a property located at 203 Greendale Road, Bringelly ('property') during the period from 10 April 2016 to 28 May 2020.
2. In summary, there are broadly three categories of offence relevant...