NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Environment Protection Authority v Hanna [2010] NSWLEC 98 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
PROSECUTOR Environmental Protection Authority PARTIES : DEFENDANT Dib Hanna Abdallah Hanna
FILE NUMBER(S) : 50001, 50002, 50003, 50004 of 2010
CORAM: Craig J
KEY ISSUES: ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES :- sentence - breach of s 143 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 - dumping of demolition waste on public and private land without consent - deliberate and premeditated actions - seriosness of the offence - waste contaminated by asbestos - prior conviction for same offence - general and specific deterrence - totality principle
Crimes Sentencing Procedure Act 1999 Environmental Trust Act 1998 LEGISLATION CITED: Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 Waste Minimisation and Management Act 1995 (repealed)
Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Rae [2009] NSWLEC 137; (2009) 168 LGERA 121 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [1993] 32 NSWLR 683; (1993) 82 LGERA 21 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW [2000] NSWIRComm 71; (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Environment Protection Authority v Barnes [2006] NSWCCA 246 Environment Protection Authority v Nechakoski [2002] NSWLEC 61; (2002) 120 LGERA 426 Environment Protection Authority v Pannowitz; Environment Protection Authority v Steepleton Pty Ltd [2005] NSWLEC 175 Garrett v Williams [2006] NSWLEC 785; (2006) 160 LGERA 115 CASES CITED: Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 242; (2006) 145 LGERA 189 Hoare v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 348 Pittwater Council v Scahill [2009] NSWLEC 12; (2009)165 LGERA 289 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 The Hills Shire Council v Suciu (No 3) [2009] NSWLEC 192 Veen v The Queen [1979] HCA 7; 143 CLR 458 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465
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