The Council of the City of Gosford v Tauszik [2003] NSWLEC 354

> Reported Decision : (2003) 131 LGERA 434

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : The Council of the City of Gosford v Tauszik [2003] NSWLEC 354 PROSECUTOR The Council of the City of Gosford PARTIES : DEFENDANT Anthony John Tauszik FILE NUMBER(S) : 50001 of 2003 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Practice and Procedure :- whether the summons is statute barred - whether the consent required under the Ordinance and Tree Preservation Order is development consent as defined in s 4 of the EP&A Act - whether the offence falls in the first or second category of offence in s 125(1) of the EP&A Act - whether the summons discloses all the necessary ingredients of the offence Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 4, s 26, s 76A, s 125, s127 LEGISLATION CITED: Gosford Planning Scheme Ordinance cl 44 Gosford City Council Tree Preservation Order cl 2 Cameron v Lake Macquarie City Council (2000) 107 LGERA 308; Cooper v Coffs Harbour City Council (1997) 97 LGERA 125; Dames and Moore Pty Ltd v Byron Council [2000] NSWLEC 46; CASES CITED: Hornsby Shire Council v Clyne (Talbot J, NSWLEC, 29 October 1998, unreported); Hornsby Shire Council v Winsloe (1998) 101 LGERA 117; Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd v Ryde City Council (1998) 108 LGERA 352; Rao v Canterbury City Council (2000) 112 LGERA 360 DATES OF HEARING: 23-24/09/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/19/2003

PROSECUTOR Mr M Fraser (barrister) SOLICITORS PJ Donnellan & Co