Parramatta City Council v Sua trading as Foxy Tree Services [2010] NSWLEC 93

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Parramatta City Council v Sua trading as Foxy Tree Services [2010] NSWLEC 93

PROSECUTOR PARTIES : Parramatta City Council DEFENDANT Faitala Fiso Sua t/as Foxy Tree Services

FILE NUMBER(S) : 50010 of 2010; 50011 of 2010

CORAM: Pain J

KEY ISSUES: PROSECUTION :- sentence for plea of guilty - tree clearing in breach of tree preservation order on private land by tree lopping contractor - objective and subjective factors - appropriate penalty

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 3A, 21A, 22 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 5(a)(ii), 125(1) LEGISLATION CITED: Fines Act 1996 s 6, 10 Local Government Act 1993 Parramatta Local Environmental Plan (2001)

Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 Cameron v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 47; (2006) 146 LGERA 349 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Environment Protection Authority v Barnes [2006] NSWCCA 246 Holroyd City Council v Skyton Developments Pty Limited [2002] NSWLEC 32; (2002) 119 LGERA 225 Johnson v R [2004] HCA 15; (2004) 205 ALR 346 CASES CITED: Manly Council v Taheri [2008] NSWLEC 314 Parramatta City Council v Cheng [2010] NSWLEC 94 Pittwater Council v Scahill [2009] NSWLEC 12; (2009) 165 LGERA 289 Sutherland Shire Council v Nustas [2004] NSWLEC 608 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142; (2002) 54 NSWLR 300 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Willoughby City Council v P and V Masonry Pty Limited [2003] NSWLEC 312