Liverpool City Council v Maller Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 48

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Liverpool City Council v Maller Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 48 Hearing dates: 31 March 2015 Decision date: 02 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Pain J Decision: 1. The Defendant is convicted of the offence as charged. 2. The Defendant is fined $500,000 to be paid to the registrar within 28 days of today's date. 3. The Defendant is to pay the Prosecutor's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: SENTENCING – ex parte hearing on sentence following unsuccessful defended hearing – aggravating factors relevant to objective seriousness – high objective seriousness – very limited matters in mitigation – corporate defendant party to deed of company arrangement Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 3A, s 21A Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s 76B, s 121B, s 121D, s 125, s 126 Fines Act 1996 (NSW) s 6 Liverpool Local Environmental Plan 2008 cl 2.3, cl 16 Cases Cited: Camilleri Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environmental Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Council of the Municipality of Kiama v Furlong [2009] NSWLEC 139 Director-General of the Department of Environment and Climate Change v Rae [2009] NSWLEC 137; (2009) 168 LGERA 121 Environmental Protection Authority v Capdate Pty Ltd (1993) 78 LGERA 349 Environmental Protection Authority v Coe Drilling Australia Pty Limited [2005] NSWLEC 719 Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 242; (2006) 145 LGERA 189 Hawkesbury City Council v Johnson; Hawkesbury City Council v Johnson Property Group Pty Limited (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 6 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Ku-ring-gai Council v Abroon (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 12 Lahood v Strathfield Council [2007] NSWLEC 714 Liverpool City Council v Maller Holdings Pty Ltd [2013] NSWLEC 154 Liverpool City Council v Maller Holdings Pty Ltd trading as Sydney Horse Transport [2014] NSWCCA 299 Pittwater Council v Scahill [2009] NSWLEC 12; (2009) 165 LGERA 289 The Council of the Municipality of Kiama v Pacific Real Estate (Warilla) Pty Limited [2009] NSWLEC 191 Category: Sentence Parties: Liverpool City Council (Prosecutor) Maller Holdings Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Howard SC (Prosecutor) No appearance (Defendant)