Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. On 17 July 2025, on the plaintiffs' application, I granted leave to the plaintiffs to rely on the expert report of Marty Denham in the forthcoming hearing of a case in which the plaintiffs seek damages arising from the damage or destruction of their house by a fire alleged to have been caused by a fault in an appliance provided by the defendant: Anthea Hammon v ASKO Appliances...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. By four amended summonses filed by WaterNSW on 27 September 2018, Kiangatha Holdings Pty Ltd ("Kiangatha") and Laurence Natale were each charged with two offences against s 120(1) of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 ("POEOA"). 2. The offences related to the pollution of waters during the construction of a dirt road between 8 and 10 kms on land owned by Ki...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. The plaintiff (Xela) is a building company. It entered into a building contract with the defendant (Leralais) on 17 June 2022. The contract provided for the construction of 7 townhouses on land owned by Leralais in Bowral, in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Xela and Leralais have had a falling out over the contract. Xela has 3 judgments against Leralais from the District Court,...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. On 26 June 2025 the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) received an administrative review application from Mr J Chi (the Applicant), naming the Office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner as the respondent party, in respect of a decision of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner (the Commissioner) made on 12 March 2025 to close a complaint under s 277(1)(a) of the Lega...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. By application lodged on 13 June 2025 with the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), Mr J Chi (the Applicant) seeks administrative (or merits) review of a decision made by the NSW Legal Services Commissioner (the Commissioner) on 28 May 2025 to refuse the Applicant's request that the Commissioner conduct an internal review, under s 313(1) of the Legal Profession Unifor...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. This is an application for review of a decision of the Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force, the respondent in these proceedings ("Respondent") to revoke a firearms licence held by the applicant, Anthony Jon Helsby ("Applicant"). The Applicant contests that revocation. Background 2. The Applicant had attempted self-harm in around 1980 when he was 17 years old. He was, at...
Australia, Sept. 10 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 11: 1. The applicant Mr Joseph Young applied to this tribunal on 26 November 2024 seeking administrative review of a decision by a delegate of the respondent to refuse the applicant's application for a category AB firearms licence. That decision was affirmed following an internal review on 6 November 2024 on the ground that the reviewing delegate could not be satisfied that the appli...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Australia is a proud member of the Pacific family, and it's been a great pleasure so far to participate in my fourth meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum. Investing in the security and prosperity of our Pacific neighbours helps make our region safer and helps make our economy stronger. In a time of strategic competition in our region, Australia's engagement in the Pac...
Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 10 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking information and issuing a public warning after modified firearms were stolen from a northside residence last week. Last Tuesday (2 September 2025), police were called to the residence after reports that a rifle and two modified handguns had been stolen from the property. A review of CCTV indicated a person attended the residence at approximately 4:30pm on the prior Sunday (31 August 2025). Fol...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sydney man who allegedly tried to borrow bolt cutters from Sydney Airport staff to rob a charity donation bin in the arrival concourse is expected to face Downing Centre Local Court today (10 September, 2025). The man, 54, came to the AFP's attention on 15 August, 2025, following a report of an individual trying to break into a donation bin at the arrival concourse. It's alleged the man attempted to use...