Environment Protection Authority v Alcobell Pty Ltd, Environment Protection Authority v Campbell [2015] NSWLEC 123

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Environment Protection Authority v Alcobell Pty Ltd, Environment Protection Authority v Campbell [2015] NSWLEC 123 Decision date: 05 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Pain J Decision: See paragraph [124] Catchwords: SENTENCING – pleas of guilty to multiple waste offences – deposition of asbestos contaminated demolition waste on three properties – state of mind of individual defendant – beneficiaries of offences not all charged – mitigating factors – lack of capacity to pay penalty and legal costs – totality principle applied – avoidance of double punishment necessary

SENTENCING – plea of guilty to knowingly supply false and misleading information Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 3A, s 21A, s 22, s 257B, s 257G Fines Act 1996 (NSW) s 6 Pesticides Act 1999 (NSW) s 15 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) s 3, s 143, s 144, s 169, s 211, s 241(1), s 248, Sch 1 cl 39, cl 50 Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 (NSW) cl 51, cl 51A Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 (NSW) Cases Cited: Axer Pty Ltd v Environmental Planning Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 Bankstown City Council v Hanna [2014] NSWLEC 152; (2014) 205 LGERA 39 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194, (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Director General, Department of the Environment, Climate Change and Water v Ian Colley Earthmoving Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 102 Environment Protection Authority v Barnes [2006] NSWLEC 2 Environment Protection Authority v Barnes [2006] NSWCCA 246 Environment Protection Authority v Hargraves (No 2) [2003] NSWLEC 15; (2003) 124 LGERA 57 Environment Protection Authority v Mark Peters [2006] NSWLEC 612; (2006) 153 LGERA 238 Environment Protection Authority v Wattke; Environment Protection Authority v Geerdink [2010] NSWLEC 24 Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 242; (2006) 145 LGERA 189 Hili v R; Jones v R [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Hoare v R [1989] HCA 33; (1989) 167 CLR 348 Leichhardt Council v Geitonia Pty Ltd (No 7) [2015] NSWLEC 79 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 Plath v Rawson [2009] NSWLEC 178; (2009) 170 LGERA 253 Plath of Department of Environment and Climate Change v Fish, Plath of Department of Environment and Climate Change v Orogen Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 144; (2010) 179 LGERA 386 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Rahme v R (1989) 43 A Crim R 81 Veen v R [1979] HCA 7; (1979) 143 CLR 458 at 490 Veen v R [No 2] [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 46 Category: Sentence Parties: 50713, 50714 of 2013 and 50348 of 2014 Environment Protection Authority (Prosecutor) Alcobell Pty Ltd (Defendant)