Ku-ring-gai Council v Steve Nolan Constructions Pty Ltd [2012] NSWLEC 258

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ku-ring-gai Council v Steve Nolan Constructions Pty Ltd [2012] NSWLEC 258 Hearing dates: 30 - 31 October, 2 November 2012 Decision date: 22 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 6 Before: Pain J Decision: The Court makes the following orders: 1. The appeal in matter number 60723 of 2012 against an order dismissing the charge relating to penalty infringement notice 3035809875 is dismissed. 2. The appeals in matter numbers 60721 and 60722 of 2012 against orders dismissing charges relating to penalty infringement notices 3035840180 and 3035809866 are upheld. 3. Matter numbers 60721 and 60722 of 2012 being penalty infringement notices 3035840180 and 3035809866 are remitted to the Local Court for determination in accordance with these reasons. 4. The appeal in matter number 60720 of 2012 against sentence for the charge relating to penalty infringement notice 3035798426 is dismissed. 5. Costs are reserved. Catchwords: APPEAL - appeals by prosecutor against dismissals of water pollution charges and carrying out work in breach of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 charge - sediment from building site - misconstruction of water pollution definition - no misconstruction of development consent condition - no denial of procedural fairness to prosecutor

APPEAL - appeal against sentence for offence of carrying out work in breach of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 - sediment from building site - whether s 10(1)(a) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 should be applied with offence proved no conviction recorded Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 s 59, Div 2 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 10, s 10A Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s 194, s 202 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 76A, s 80, s 125 Justices Act 1902 s 80 (repealed) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 s 120 Supreme Court Act 1970 s 69 Cases Cited: Axer Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 Blue Mountains City Council v Carlon [2008] NSWLEC 296 Cameron v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 47; (2006) 146 LGERA 3 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Elskaf [2012] NSWSC 21 Director of Public Prosecutions v Shannon Paul Wunderwald [2004] NSWSC 182 Ex parte Kelly; Re Teece [1966] 2 NSWR 674 Kendall Street Developments Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council (No 2) [2004] NSWLEC 530; (2004) 138 LGERA 360 Krishna v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCCA 318; (2007) 178 A Crim R 220 McDonagh on behalf of Great Lakes Council v Birdon Dredging Pty Limited [1998] NSWLEC 102; (1998) 99 LGERA 198 Mosman Municipal Council v Menai Excavations Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 132; (2002) 122 LGERA 89 R v JS [2007] NSWCCA 272; (2007) 175 A Crim R 108 R v MAK; R v MSK [2006] NSWCCA 381; (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 Simmons v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] NSWSC 1062; (2009) 75 NSWLR 453 R v Paris [2001] NSWCCA 83 Sutherland Shire Council v Upper Class Developments Pty Ltd [2003] NSWLEC 414 Thorneloe v Filipowski [2001] NSWCCA 213; (2001) 52 NSWLR 60 Williams v The Queen [1986] HCA 88; (1986) 161 CLR 278 Texts Cited: DC Pearce and RS Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia, 7th ed (2011) LexisNexis Butterworths Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ku-ring-gai Council (Appellant) Steve Nolan Constructions Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Mr R O'Gorman-Hughes (Appellant) Mr I Hemmings (Respondent) HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (Appellant) Storey & Gough Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 60720 - 60723 of 2012