Livbuild Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council [2017] NSWCCA 255

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Livbuild Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council [2017] NSWCCA 255 Hearing dates: 18 October 2017 Date of orders: 18 October 2017 Decision date: 18 October 2017 Before: Ward CJ in Eq at [1], [16] and [18] Price J at [17] Beech-Jones J at [2] Decision: (1) The orders made by the Land and Environment Court on 9 March 2015 in proceedings number 50764 and 50767 of 2014 be set aside and, in lieu thereof: (a) Acquittals be entered in favour of Livbuild Pty Ltd on the charges laid against it; and (b) Those proceedings be dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL APPEAL – appeal from conviction in Land and Environment Court – guilty plea – conceded that prosecution commenced out of time – conviction set aside and acquittal entered Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 2014 Cases Cited: Adams v Chas S Watson Pty Ltd (1938) 60 CLR 545; [1938] HCA 37 Faehringer v R [2017] NSWCCA 248 Meissner v The Queen (1994-1995) 184 CLR 132; [1995] HCA 41 Parisienne Basket Shoes Proprietary Ltd & Ors v Whyte (1938) 59 CLR 369; [1938] HCA 7 R v Cooling [1990] 1 Qd R 376 R v Forde [1923] 2 KB 400 R v Tait [1995] VSC 154; [1996] 1 VR 662 Willoughy City Council v Livbuild Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 34 Willoughby City Council v Screnci [2015] NSWLEC 192 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Livbuild Pty Ltd (Appellant) Willoughby City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Derek Hand (Appellant) James Johnson (Respondent)