Leichhardt Council v Geitonia Pty Ltd (No 7) [2015] NSWLEC 79

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Leichhardt Council v Geitonia Pty Ltd (No 7) [2015] NSWLEC 79 Hearing dates: 11 May 2015 Date of orders: 14 May 2015 Decision date: 14 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Biscoe J Decision: See [69] Catchwords: OFFENCES AND PENALTIES – sentence following trial of three defendants: development company/land owner, its sole shareholder/director/alter ego, and its project manager – carrying out development otherwise than in accordance with a development consent that had been obtained and was in force – demolition of most of façade of a building contrary to requirement of development consent that the majority of the façade be retained – principle of avoidance of double punishment of an individual where the individual and the corporation that he owns are to be sentenced for the same offence. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 ss 3A, 21A Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s 257B Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 5, 12(1), 76A(1), 96, 125(1) Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) Fines Act 1996 s 6 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Leichhardt Local Environmental Plan 2000 Cases Cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v ABB Transmission and Distribution Limited (No 2) [2002] FCA 559, 190 ALR 169 Bateman Long and Maloney Pty Ltd v Long Beach Land Company Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1495 Barbaro v The Queen [2014] HCA 2, 88 ALJR 372 Carlino v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2005] NSWLEC 198, 144 LGERA 235 Council of the City of Sydney v Trico Constructions Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 56 Cowra Shire Council v Fuller [2015] NSWLEC 13 EPA v Barnes [2006] NSWCCA 246 Environment Protection Authority v Capdate Pty Ltd (1993) 78 LGERA 349 at 354 Environment Protection Authority v Douglass (No 2) [2002] NSWLEC 94 Environment Protection Authority v Emerald Peat Pty Ltd (in liq) [1999] NSWLEC 147 Environment Protection Authority v Gardner (unreported, Lloyd J, 6 November 1997) Geitonia Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Council [2012] NSWLEC 1263 Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 242, 145 LGERA 189 Green v The Queen [2011] HCA 49, 244 CLR 462 Keir v Sutherland Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 754 Leichhardt Council v Geitonia Pty Ltd (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 51 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25, 79 ALJR Minister for the Environment and Heritage v Greentree (No 3) [2004] FCA 1317, 136 LGERA 89 Mosman Municipal Council v Menai Excavations Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 132, 122 LGERA 89 Mouawad v The Hills Shire Council [2013] NSWLEC 165, 199 LGERA 28 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39, (2011) 244 CLR 120 Palfrey v Spiteri; Palfrey v South Penrith Sand & Soil Pty Ltd; Palfrey v Roberts [2014] NSWSC 842 Pittwater Council v Scahill [2009] NSWLEC 12, 165 LGERA 289 The Hills Shire Council v Kinnarney Civil & Earthworks Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 95 United States of America v Aqua-Leisure Industries Inc 150 F.3d 95 (1st Cir. 1998) Veen v The Queen [1979] HCA 7, 143 CLR 458 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14, 164 CLR 465 Willoughby City Council v BCPD Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 163 Willoughby City Council v Finlay (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 233 Woollahra Municipal Council v JPS Development & Construction Pty Limited [2007] NSWLEC 595 Texts Cited: NSW Law Reform Commission, Sentencing: Corporate Offenders, Report 102 (2003) United States Sentencing Commission, Guidelines Manual (2014) Category: Sentence Parties: 50795 of 2013 Leichhardt Council (Prosecutor) Geitonia Pty Limited (Defendant)