Loel v Warringah Council [2012] NSWLEC 11

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Loel v Warringah Council [2012] NSWLEC 11 Hearing dates: 20-21 February 2012 Decision date: 21 February 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 6 Before: Pepper J Decision: Appeal against severity of sentence allowed. Appellant fined $20,000. Appeal against costs order dismissed Catchwords: APPEAL: appeal against severity of sentence and costs order - nature of appeal - sentencing factors - mental state of offender at time of commission of the offence - effect of mental illness on determination of sentence - financial capacity of offender to pay fine - absence of mitigating factors Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2011, s 33(1), 37(1), 39(4) Criminal Procedure Act 1986, ss 257B, 257G Crimes (Sentencing) Procedure Act 1997, ss 3A, 21A, 22, 23, 54B Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 5, 81A(2)(a) Fines Act 1996, s 6 Cases Cited: Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 at 366 Ayshow v R [2011] NSWCCA 240 Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 34; (2006) 145 LGERA 234 Cabonne Shire Council v Environment Protection Authority [2001] NSWCCA 280; (2001) 115 LGERA 304 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Campbelltown City Council v Mhanna [2010] NSWLEC 57 Canterbury City Council v Daoud [2007] NSWLEC 135 Cessnock City Council v Bimbadgen Estate Pty Ltd [2011] NSWLEC 136 Courtney v R [2007] NSWCCA 195; (2007) 172 a Crim R 371 Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Rae [2009] NSWLEC 137; (2009) 168 LGERA 121 Environment Protection Authority v Barnes [2006] NSWCCA 246 Environment Protection Authority v Waste Recycling and Processing Corp [2006] NSWLEC 419; (2006) 148 LGERA 299 Garrett v Freeman (No 5) [2009] NSWLEC 1; (2009) 164 LGERA 287 Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 242; (2006) 145 LGERA 189 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 272 ALR 465 Hurstville City Council v Naumcevski [2011] NSWLEC 226 JJ & ABS Investments Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2011] NSWLEC 199 Keir v Sutherland Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 754 Kirzner, Alex v Manly Council; Kirzner, Natalia v Manly Council [2009] NSWLEC 13 Lahood v Strathfield Municipal Council [2007] NSWLEC 714 Lane Cove Council v Wu [2011] NSWLEC 43 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 MDZ v R [2011] NSWCCA 243 Mosman Municipal Council v Menai Excavations Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 132; (2002) 122 LGERA 89 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 281 ALR 652 Pittwater Council v Scahill [2009] NSWLEC 12; (2009) 165 LGERA 289 Plath v Glover [2010] NSWLEC 119 Plath v Hunter Valley Property Management Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 264 Plath v Rawson [2009] NSWLEC 178; (2009) 170 LGERA 253 R v Biddle [2011] NSWSC 1262 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Terrey v Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water [2011] NSWLEC 141 Veen v The Queen [1979] HCA 7; (1979) 143 CLR 458 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Russell Loel (Appellant) Warringah Council (Respondent) Representation: Mr K D Ginges with Mr J D Donnelly (Appellant) Mr M Arch (Solicitor) (Respondent) Concordia Pacific (Respondent) File Number(s): 60877 of 2011