THORNELOE v FILIPOWSKI [2001] NSWCCA 213

(2001) 116 LGERA 56 Reported Decision : 52 NSWLR 60 123 A Crim R 92

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : THORNELOE v FILIPOWSKI [2001] NSWCCA 213 revised - 1/08/2001 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60004/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 25 May 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 July 2001

PARTIES : Peter Charles Thorneloe (Appellant) Barbara Filipowski (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Hulme J at 194; Howie J at 219

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land and Environment Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 50039/00; 50046/00 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Talbot J OFFICER :

COUNSEL : I Barker QC / R Sutherland (Appellant) R Ellicott QC / A Hill (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Blake Dawson Waldron (Appellant) Abbott Tout (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - sentencing - consistency - Marine Pollution Act 1987, s27(1) - CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - discretion to dismiss a charge without proceeding to conviction - "potential for harm" - Crimes (Sentencing Proceedure) Act 1999, s10 Clean Waters Act 1970 Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1989 Marine Pollution Act 1987 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Brownlie v State Pollution Control Commission (1992) 27 NSWLR 78 Clarke v Environment Protection Commission (1997) 98 LGERA 114 Cobiac v Liddy (1969) 119 CLR 257 at 269 Director of Public Prosecutions v Stonehouse [1978] AC 55 Environmental Protection Authority v Bathurst City Council (1995) 89 LGERA 79 Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd v Department of Trade and Industry [1974] 1 WLR 505 Filipowski v De Ocampo [1998] NSWLEC 119 Filipowski v Esar Bunkering Group Ltd (Lloyd J, 17 November 1998, unreported) Filipowski v Fratelli D'Amato Srl (2000) 108 LGERA 88 Filipowski v Ryong [1998] NSWLEC 63 Filipowski v Terminals Pty Ltd (1999) 105 LGERA 165 Gammon (Hong Kong) Ltd v Attorney General of Hong Kong [1985] AC 1 He Kaw Teh v The Queen (1984-1985) 157 CLR 523 Hoare v The Queen (1989) 169 CLR 348 House v The Queen (1936) 55 CLR 499 Hunter Water Board v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [No 2] (1992) 75 LGRA 22 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (1999) 90 IR 464 Leighton v Office of Marine Administration (NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 5 December 1997, unreported) Lim Chin Aik v The Queen [1963] AC 161 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (No 2) [2001] NSWCA 28 McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd v Environmental Protection Authority (2000) 50 NSWLR 127 Morrison v Ausmarine Fisheries Pty Ltd (1995) 88 LGERA 442 CASES CITED: Morrison v Che Mat (1997) 95 LGERA 212 Morrison v Dilmun Navigation Co Pty Ltd (1995) 87 LGERA 257 Morrison v Kingston Marine Corporation Inc (Pearlman J, 26 February 1997, unreported) Morrison v MAFI (Bignold J, 8 August 1997, unreported) Morrison v Michel (Stein J, unreported, 14 June 1996) Morrison v Peers (1995) 87 LGERA 39 Morrison v Spliethoffs Bevrachtingscantoor BV (1996) 91 LGERA 318 Morrison v Valle (1995) 87 LGERA 278 R v Ingrassia (1997) 41 NSWLR 447 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 at 221D- R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 R v Wong (1999) 48 NSWLR 340 Schultz v Tamworth City Council (1995) 58 IR 221 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Hunter Water Board (1992) 28 NSWLR 721 Taylor v Environment Protection Authority (2000) 50 NSWLR 48 The Queen v De Simoni (1980-1981) 147 CLR 383Thompson v The Queen (1988-1989) 169 CLR 1 Treacy v Director of Public Prosecutions [1971] AC 537 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 Valle v Morrison (NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 22 November 1995, unreported) Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1987-1988) 164 CLR 465 Wong v Melinda Group Pty Ltd (1998) 82 IR 118 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Ecolab Pty Ltd (1999) 90 IR 413 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Fernz Construction Materials Ltd (No 2) (2000) 100 IR 23 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Profab Industries Pty Ltd (2000) 49 NSWLR 700 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Order of the Land and Envvironment Court convicting and fining the Appellant set aside; 3. The offence in proceedings No. 50039 of 2000 in the Land and Environment Court is proved but no conviction is recorded and the proceedings are dismissed; 4. Costs order made by Talbot J in proceedings No. 50039 of 2000 in the Land and Environment Court against the Appellant to stand.