Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Ltd Country/Territory Australia Type of court National - lower court Date Feb 6, 2006 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Land and Environment Court of New South Wales Seat of court Sydney Judge PRESTON Reference number [2006] NSWLEC 34 Language English Subject Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems Abstract The defendant, BGP Properties Pty Limited, cleared an area of land on which a protected species of plant listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 was located. In doing so, he destroyed thousands of plants of the so-called Tetratheca juncea and therefore was charged with picking a threatened species under s 118A(2) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. The defendant pleaded guilty and was convicted and fined the sum of $40,000. Full text 549f88af3004262463aced78 Website www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au