Nguyen v Canterbury City Council [2015] NSWLEC 21

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nguyen v Canterbury City Council [2015] NSWLEC 21 Hearing dates: 17 February 2015 Decision date: 17 February 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 6 Before: Pain J Decision: 1. The appeal is upheld. 2. The decision of the Burwood Local Court on 6 August 2014 is varied. 3. The penalty imposed in matter no 14/00196192 is $10,000. 4. The penalty imposed in matter no 14/00196193 is $10,000. Catchwords: APPEAL – appeal against severity of sentence in Local Court – penalty infringement notice issued for failure to comply with s 121B order issued under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – court election to have matter heard by Local Court Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 s 31, s 37, s 39, s 49 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 3A, s 21A, Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s 182 Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 121B, s 125, s 126 Cases Cited: Bayley v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2005] NSWLEC 34; (2005) 138 LGERA 401 Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 34; (2006) 145 LGERA 234 Blue Mountains City Council v Carlon [2008] NSWLEC 296 Burwood Council v Douehi [2013] NSWLEC 196; (2013) 200 LGERA 152 Cameron v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 47; (2006) 146 LGERA 349 Franks v Woollahra Municipal Council [2007] NSWLEC 461 Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 242; (2006) 145 LGERA Mosman Municipal Council v Menai Excavations Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 132; (2002) 122 LGERA 89 R v Doan [2000] NSWCCA 317; (2000) 50 NSWLR 115 R v Thompson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 115 A Crim R 104 Zhou v Auburn City Council; Chen v Auburn City Council [2009] NSWLEC 75 Zhu v Auburn Council [2009] NSWLEC 97 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nguyen, Van Tam (First Appellant) Nguyen, Thi Soui (Second Appellant) Canterbury City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms Lee-May Saw (First and Second Appellant) Mr James Fan (Solicitor) (Respondent)