Canterbury City Council v Ali Ahmed [2016] NSWLEC 160

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Canterbury City Council v Ali Ahmed [2016] NSWLEC 160 Hearing dates: 12 December 2016 Date of orders: 14 December 2016 Decision date: 14 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [56] Catchwords: SENTENCING – civil contempt – disobeying orders of the Court to not carry out motor vehicle repairs outside permitted hours of operation – no evidence of wilful and obstinate disobedience – applicability of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 – relevant considerations to be taken into account by Court Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 10 Fines Act 1996 (NSW) ss 4, 6 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW) r 5.2 Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Pt 55, r 55.13 Cases Cited: Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union v Mudginberri Station Pty Ltd (1986) 161 CLR 98; [1986] HCA 46 Burwood Council v Ruan [2008] NSWLEC 167 Burwood Council v Wanless [2014] NSWLEC 20 Canterbury City Council v Ahmed [2016] NSWLEC 68 Elchiekh v R [2016] NSWCCA 225 Giourtalis v R [2013] NSWCCA 216 Hutley v Cosco [2016] NSWLEC 15 Matthews v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2009] NSWCA 155 Menzies v Paccar Financial Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 280 Mosman Municipal Council v Kelly (No 3) (2009) 167 LGERA 91; [2009] NSWLEC 92 Mosman Municipal Council v Kelly (No 6) [2010] NSWLEC 20 Pittwater Council v Brown Brothers Waste Contractors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 210 Queanbeyan City Council v Sun (No 2) (2013) 195 LGERA 14; [2013] NSWLEC 64 R v Donald [2013] NSWCCA 238 R v Todd [1992] 2 NSWLR 517 Re Mycorp Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1180 Waverley Council v Tovir Investments Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] NSWLEC 35 Waverley Council v Tovir Investments Pty Ltd (No 4) [2013] NSWLEC 88 Wood v Staunton (No 5) (1996) 86 A Crim R 183 Category: Sentence Parties: Canterbury City Council (Plaintiff) Ali Ahmed (First Defendant) Auto Group Australia Pty Ltd t/as BTA Motorsports (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T G Howard SC (Plaintiff) A Radojev (First and Second Defendants)