Cessnock City Council v Courtney (No. 6) [2004] NSWLEC 622

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Cessnock City Council v Courtney (No. 6) [2004] NSWLEC 622 revised - 15/11/2004 PROSECUTOR Cessnock City Council PARTIES : DEFENDANT Wayne Leslie Courtney FILE NUMBER(S) : 50013 of 2004 CORAM: Cowdroy J KEY ISSUES: Prosecution :- whether the defendant carried out development without the requisite consent under s 76A(1)(a) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 thereby committing an offence against s 125(1) of such Act. LEGISLATION CITED: Cessnock Local Environment Plan 1989, cl 9, cl 10A Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 76A(1)(a), s 125 Dosan Pty Ltd v Rockdale City Council (2001) 117 LGERA 363; Dyers v The Queen (2002) 210 CLR 285; CASES CITED: Jones v Dunkel and Anor (1958-1959) 101 CLR 298; Reg v Buckland [1977] 2 NSWLR 452; RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620; Weissensteiner v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 217 DATES OF HEARING: 17/08/2004 - 20/08/2004; 24/08/2004; 26/08/2004; 27/08/2004; 31/08/2004; 02/09/2004; 03/09/2004; 02/11/2004; 03/11/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/12/2004

PROSECUTOR Mr T Howard (Barrister)

SOLICITORS Cleaves Mallik Gibbs

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT Mr P Arden SC Mr J Kildea (Barrister)

SOLICITORS Thompson Norrie