Wingecarribee Shire Council v O'Shanassy (No 5) [2014] NSWLEC 73

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wingecarribee Shire Council v O'Shanassy (No 5) [2014] NSWLEC 73 Decision date: 21 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Pepper J Decision: The no case application is dismissed. The Prasad direction application is dismissed. Catchwords: ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES: no case to answer application - applicable legal principles - application for a Prasad direction - applications dismissed. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 76A and 125(1) Wingecarribee Local Environmental Plan 2010, cl 7.3(2) Cases Cited: Canterbury City Council v Saad [2000] NSWLEC 278; (2000) 112 LGERA 107 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Acevedo [2009] NSWSC 653 Dean v R (1995) 65 SASR 234 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Elskaf [2012] NSWSC 21 Doney v the Queen [1990] HCA 51; (1990) 171 CLR 207 May v O'Sullivan (1955) 92 CLR 654 North Sydney Council v Moline; North Sydney Council v Tomkinson (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 169 Power v Penthill House Pty Ltd (1993) 80 LGERA 247 R v Pahuja (1987) 49 SASR 191 Regina v PL [2012] NSWCCA 31 R v R M C [2013] NSWCCA 285 R v Serratore [1999] NSWCCA 377; (1999) 48 NSWLR 101 Rao v Canterbury City Council [2000] NSWCCA 471; (2000) 112 LGERA 360 Seymour v the Queen [2006] NSWCCA 206; (2006) 162 A Crim R 576 The Hills Shire Council v Kinnarney Civil & Earthworks Pty Ltd and Kinnarney [2012] NSWLEC 30 The Queen v Prasad [1979] 23 SASR 161 Wingecarribee Shire Council v O'Shanassy (No 3) [2014] NSWLEC 48 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Wingecarribee Shire Council (Prosecutor) Mr Paul O'Shanassy (Defendant) Representation: Mr T Howard SC (Prosecutor) Mr P O'Shanassy (In person) (Defendant) Shaw Reynolds Bowen & Gerathy Pty Ltd (Prosecutor) Mr P O'Shanassy (In person) (Defendant) File Number(s): 51130 of 2012