Manly Council v Lee [2011] NSWLEC 166

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Manly Council v Lee [2011] NSWLEC 166 Hearing dates: 16 September 2011 Decision date: 16 September 2011 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Pain J Decision: 1. The Defendant is convicted of the offence with which he is charged. 2. The Defendant is fined the sum of $7,200 to be paid to the Registrar of the Court within 28 days of today's date. 3. The Defendant must pay the Prosecutor's costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed. 4. The exhibits are to be returned. Catchwords: SENTENCE - sentence for plea of guilty - tree pruning in breach of tree preservation order on school land - order under s 10 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 not appropriate Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 3, s 10, s 21A, s 22 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 5(a), s 125, s 126 Fines Act 1996 s 6 Cases Cited: Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 34; (2006) 145 LGERA 234 Blue Mountains City Council v Tzannes [2009] NSWLEC 19 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 Environment Protection Authority v Big River Group Pty Ltd [2011] NSWLEC 80 Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 242; (2006) 145 LGERA 189 Hili v R; Jones v R [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 204 A Crim R 434 Hoare v R [1989] HCA 33; (1989) 167 CLR 348 Parramatta City Council v Cheng [2010] NSWLEC 94 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142; (2002) 54 NSWLR 300 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Ryde City Council v Craig Fry [2007] NSWLEC 253 Ryde City Council v Xu [2003] NSWLEC 146 Thorneloe v Filipowski [2001] NSWCCA 213; (2001) 52 NSWLR 60 Veen v R (No 1) (1979) 143 CLR 458 Willoughby City Council v P and V Masonry Pty Limited [2003] NSWLEC 312 Category: Sentence Parties: Manly Council (Prosecutor) Tuck Seng Lee (Defendant) Representation: Mr J Johnson (Prosecutor) Ms F Sinclair (Defendant) HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (Prosecutor) D C Balog & Associates (Defendant) File Number(s): 50001 of 2011