Betland v Environment Protection Authority [2010] NSWLEC 183

Reported Decision : 175 LGERA 317

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Betland v Environment Protection Authority [2010] NSWLEC 183

APPELLANT Mr Russell Betland

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Environment Protection Authority

SECOND RESPONDENT Department of Environment Climate Change and Water

FILE NUMBER(S) : 60007 of 2010

CORAM: Pepper J

KEY ISSUES: CRIMINAL LAW :- appeal against imposition of four month custodial sentence by lower court - appeal upheld on the basis that there was no evidence justifying imprisonment - instead defendant fined $2,500 - applicable sentencing factors

Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 ss 31(1), 37(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 ss 3A, 86(4) LEGISLATION CITED: National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 ss 2A, 110 Pesticides Act 1999 s 11 National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2002 cl 59(1)

Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 34; (2006) 145 LGERA 234 Cabonne Shire Council v Environment Protection Authority [2001] NSWCCA 280; (2001) 115 LGERA 304 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Rae [2009] NSWLEC 137; (2009) 168 LGERA 121 Environment Protection Authority v Gardner [1997] NSWLEC 212 Environment Protection Authority v Gardner [1997] NSWLEC 169 Environment Protection Authority v Wattke, Environment Protection Authority v Geerdink [2010] NSWLEC 24 Garret on behalf of the Director-General of the Department of Conservation and Environment v House [2006] NSWLEC 492 Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 242; (2006) 145 LGERA 189 CASES CITED: Hawkesbury City Council v Johnson; Hawkesbury City Council v Johnson Property Group Pty Limited (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 6 Hoare v The Queen [1989] HCA 33; (1989) 167 CLR 348 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Pittwater Council v Scahill [2009] NSWLEC 12; (2009) 165 LGERA 289 Plath v Rawson [2009] NSWLEC 178; (2009) 170 LGERA 253 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 R v De Simoni [1981] HCA 31; (1981) 147 CLR 383 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Thomson v Hawkesbury City Council [2009] NSWLEC 151 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Zhou v Auburn City Council; Chen v Auburn City Council [2009] NSWLEC 75