Pittwater Council v Brown Brothers Waste Contractors Pty Limited (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 210

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Pittwater Council v Brown Brothers Waste Contractors Pty Limited (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 210

APPLICANT Pittwater Council PARTIES : RESPONDENT Brown Brothers Waste Contractors Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40612 of 2007

CORAM: Pepper J

KEY ISSUES: CONTEMPT :- sentence - use of premises as waste management facility without development consent - consent orders made on previous occasion to remedy breach - continued use in breach of consent orders - wilful contempt - guilty plea - sentencing factors - no environmental harm but potential risk of harm - need for specific deterrence - fine imposed

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, ss 3A, 21A, 22, 23 LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 76A Fines Act 1996, s 6

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