Sutherland Shire Council v Upper Class Developments Pty Limited [2003] NSWLEC 414

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CITATION : Sutherland Shire Council v Upper Class Developments Pty Limited [2003] NSWLEC 414 PARTIES : Sutherland Shire Council Upper Class Developments Pty Limited FILE NUMBER(S) : 50060; 50088; 50089; 50090; 50091 of 2003 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- plea of guilty - pollution of waters - breach of development consent - sediment run-off from building site - mitigating factors Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, s 120, s 241 LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning Assessment Act 1979, s.125 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, s 10, s 22 Fines Act 1996, s 37 CASES CITED: Camilleri Stockfeeds Pty Limited v Environment Protection Authority (1994) 82 LGRA 21; R v Thompson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 DATES OF HEARING: 09/12/03 EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 12/11/2003

P T Howard SOLICITORS: Abbott Tout

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT: D Macedone SOLICITORS: Macedone Christie Willis

JUDGMENT:

IN THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES 50060 of 2003 50088 - 91 of 2003

Pain J

11 December 2003

SUTHERLAND SHIRE COUNCIL Prosecutor

v

UPPER CLASS DEVELOPMENTS PTY LIMITED Defendant

Judgment

1. The Defendant company has pleaded guilty to five charges. All the charges relate to the same premises in Florida Street, Sylvania where the Defendant has been undertaking the demolition of the existing structures and the construction of twenty-five townhouses.