Mosman Municipal Council v Waratah Village Partners Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 184

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Mosman Municipal Council v Waratah Village Partners Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 184 PROSECUTOR Mosman Municipal Council PARTIES : DEFENDANT Waratah Village Partners Pty Ltd (ACN 090 814 672) FILE NUMBER(S) : 50067 of 2001 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- not guilty plea - unlawful demolition of building - whether Defendant liable for agent's actions - whether agent was mind and will of Defendant - whether vicarious liability - relevance of primary versus secondary offender in relation to vicarious liability - whether honest and reasonable mistake of fact - whether s 80(12) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 is available as a defence Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 76A, s 80(12), s 96, s 125(1) LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 cl 145 Mosman Local Environmental Plan 1998 Burrell v Jacenko (1998) 99 LGERA 173; Canterbury City Council v Saad (2000) 112 LGERA 107; Environmental Protection Authority v Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd (2000) 112 LGERA 1; Environmental Protection Authority v Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Ltd (1994) 83 LGERA 51; Environmental Protection Authority v Taylor Woodrow (Australia) Pty Ltd (1997) 101 LGERA 226; Giorgianni v The Queen (1985) 156 CLR 473; Hamilton v Whitehead (1988) 166 CLR 121; Mosman Municipal Council v Menai Excavations Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 132; CASES CITED: Mosman Municipal Council v Mitchelson [2002] NSWLEC 111; North Sydney City Council v Michael Standley & Associates Pty Ltd (1998) 97 LGERA 433; Owen v Wiltara (1998) 103 LGERA 137; Power v Penthill House Pty Ltd (1993) 80 LGERA 247; R v Australian Films Limited (1921) 29 CLR 195; Rao v Canterbury City Council (2000) 112 LGERA 360; State Rail Authority of NSW v Hunter Water Board (1992) 28 NSWLR 721; Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Company Proprietary Limited (1986) 160 CLR 16; Swadling v Sutherland Shire Council (1994) 82 LGERA 431; Tesco Supermarkets Ltd v Nattrass [1972] AC 153 DATES OF HEARING: 24, 25/06/2002, 15/07/2002 (written submissions), 23/09/2002 (written submissions) DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/21/2002