Australia, March 20 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement Feb. 20:
1. This prosecution concerns the alleged clearing of native vegetation by the application of herbicide across two farms, namely, Keelendi and Edenmore Farms, in New South Wales.
2. In addition to lay evidence, the prosecutor relied upon the expert evidence of:
a) Associate Professor Richard Thackway, a landscape ecologist, dated 16 March 2023, together with a supplementary report dated 14 February 2025 (together, "the Prof Thackway reports"), the latter of which was in response to Dr David Robertson's expert report dated 24 January 2025 and his addendum dated 7 February 2025 (together, "the Dr Robertson reports"), filed by th...