Garrett on behalf of the Director-General of the Department of Conservation and Environment v House [2006] NSWLEC 492

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Garrett on behalf of the Director-General of the Department of Conservation and Environment v House [2006] NSWLEC 492

PROSECUTOR PARTIES : Stephen Garrett on behalf of the Director-General of the Department of Environment and Conservation DEFENDANT James (Jamie) House

FILE NUMBER(S) : 50017 of 2006

CORAM: Pain J

KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- Harming of protected fauna - guilty plea - sentencing in environmental offences - consideration of s 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - mitigating factors

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s3A(b), s10 LEGISLATION CITED: Fines Act 1996 s10 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 s98(2)(a) Pesticides Act 1999 (NSW)

Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357; Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 ; Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife Service v Barry John Mobbs [1996] NSWLEC 225; Environment Protection Authority v Attard [2000] NSWCCA 242; John Mobbs [1996] NSWLEC 225; J R Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Limited [2006] NSWLEC 34; CASES CITED: Newcastle City Council v Pace Farm Egg Products [No 3] [2005] NSWLEC 423; R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; R v Sharma (2002) 54 NSWLR 300; Thorneloe v Filipowski [2001] 52 NSWLR 60; Veen v R (No 1) (1979) 143 CLR 458 ; Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465