Scholefield Goodman (Australia) Pty Limited v Rutkowski (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 453

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Scholefield Goodman (Australia) Pty Limited v Rutkowski (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 453 Hearing dates: 31 January 2018 Date of orders: 13 April 2018 Decision date: 13 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) The defendant, Sigmund Rutkowski, is convicted of contempt of Court;

(2) The Court imposes a sentence of Community Service of 96 hours under the standard conditions;

(3) The defendant to report to the Assigned Officer for community serviced at Sutherland Community Corrections Office within seven (7) days hereof;

(4) The defendant shall report to the Registry of the Court forthwith to obtain a copy of the order. Catchwords: CONTEMPT – sentence – Pre-Sentence Report provided – Community Service Order imposed Category: Sentence Parties: Scholefield Goodman (Australia) Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Sigmund Rutkowski (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Newton/A Carr (Plaintiff) P Bolster (Defendant)

Solicitors: Gadens Lawyers (Plaintiff) Marando Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2015/303588

Judgment 1. HIS HONOUR: For the reasons published on 31 January 2018, and having received a positive Pre-Sentence Report from Corrective Services and otherwise being satisfied of the matters referred to in s 86 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, the Court makes the following orders and makes the following sentence: 1. The defendant, Sigmund Rutkowski, is convicted of contempt of Court; 2. The Court imposes a sentence of Community Service of 96 hours under the standard conditions; 3. The defendant to report to the Assigned Officer for community service at Sutherland Community Corrections Office within seven (7) days hereof; 4. The defendant shall report to the Registry of the Court forthwith to obtain a copy of the Community Service Order.