Boensch v City of Parramatta Council [2019] NSWDC 971

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Boensch v City of Parramatta Council [2019] NSWDC 971 Hearing dates: 18 April, 20 May, 11 June and 18 June 2019 Date of orders: 18 June 2019 Decision date: 18 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Hoy SC DCJ Decision: Appeals Allowed (Counts 1-8 and 10-23) Appeal Dismissed (Count 9) Catchwords: All grounds / conviction appeals – disobey "no stopping" sign – strict liability – statutory interpretation - conjunctive vs disjunctive – penal statute – strict liability - retrospective placement of signs Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 Road Transport Act 2013 Road Rules 2014 Cases Cited: AG v DPP (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 218 Beckworth v R (1976) 135 CLR 569 Charara v R [2006] NSWCCA 244; (2006) 164 A Crim R 39 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises P/Ltd [1993] FCA 322 Gianoutsos v Glykis (2006) 65 NSWLR 539 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary, 1st ed (1981) Statutory Interpretation in Australia Geddes and Pearce (8th ed) (2014) at Category: Principal judgment Parties: Franz Boensch (Appellant) City of Parramatta Council (Respondent) Representation: Mr Waldersee for the Appellant

Mr Gough for the Respondent Council File Number(s): 2018/146352; 2018/146404; 2018/236863; 2018/245688; 2018/147818; 2018/146363; 2018/236807; 2018/236862; 2018/146389; 2018/146354; 2018/146380; 2018/238027; 2018/238026; 2018/146408; 2018/236806; 2018/236808; 2018/236809; 2018/146364; 2018/146366; 2018/146353; 2018/236861; 2018/146420. Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Local Court Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 10 December 2018