Kirzner, Alex v Manly Council; Kirzner, Natalia v Manly Council [2009] NSWLEC 13

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Kirzner, Alex v Manly Council; Kirzner, Natalia v Manly Council [2009] NSWLEC 13

APPELLANTS Alex Kirzner; Natalia Kirzner PARTIES : RESPONDENT Manly Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 60013 of 2008; 60014 of 2008

CORAM: Pain J

APPEAL :- appeal from local court against severity of sentence - fresh evidence considered on appeal - whether costs should be awarded to Prosecutor where successful appeal - whether Court should change costs order made in local court when not subject of the appeal KEY ISSUES: Prosecution:- sentence - carrying out development being use of part of property as separate flat without development consent - plea of guilty - whether s 10A of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 should be applied - whether culpability lower because appellent had no involvement in arranging unauthorised use - no aggravating circumstances - mitigating factors

Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 s 3 s 31(1) s 37 s 39(2) s 42(3) s 47(1) s 49 s 50(3) s 70 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (the CSP Act) s 10 s 10A s 21A s 215 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 76A(1) s 125(1) s 126(1) Manly Local Environmental Plan 1988

Advanced Arbor Services Pty Ltd v Strathfield Municipal Council [2006] NSWLEC 485 Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Castlebar Holding Pty Ltd v Riley (2005) 138 LGERA 338 Chin v Ryde City Council [2004] NSWCCA 167 Fairfield City Council v Hanna, Samir [2007] NSWLEC 343 Franks v Woollahra Municipal Council [2007] NSWLEC 461 Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council (2006) 145 LGERA 189 Holroyd City Council v El-Khouri [2008] NSWLEC 83 CASES CITED: Keir & Anor v Sutherland Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 754 Kirzner v Manly Council [2007] NSWLEC 78 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Nasser v Hurstville City Council (2007) 158 LGERA 34 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Way [2004] 60 NSWLR 168 Ristevski v Hurstville City Council [2003] NSWLEC 409 Ryde City Council v Chin (No 2) [2003] NSWLEC 162 Willoughby City Council v P and V Masonry Pty Limited [2003] NSWLEC 312