Inner West Council v Prilis [2018] NSWLEC 72

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Inner West Council v Prilis [2018] NSWLEC 72 Hearing dates: 30 and 31 October 2017; further written submissions 14 and 20 November 2017 Date of orders: 16 May 2018 Decision date: 16 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Sheahan J Decision: Orders at paragraph [109] Catchwords: ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES: Use of land without consent – plea of guilty – sentencing principles – environmental harm – aggravating and mitigating factors – agreement to pay costs, but amount not settled – fine proposed Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Marrickville Local Environmental Plan 2011 Sydney Water Act 1994 Cases Cited: Axer Pty Limited v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo-Ramsay)(2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Carlino v Leichhardt Municipal Council (2005) 144 LGERA 235; [2005] NSWLEC 198 Environment Protection Authority v Barnes [2006] NSWLEC 2 Environment Protection Authority v Barnes [2006] NSWCCA 246 Environment Protection Authority v Davis [2005] NSWLEC 643 Environment Protection Authority v Robinson [2004] NSWLEC 629 Environment Protection Authority v Waste Recycling and Processing Corp (2006) 148 LGERA 299; [2006] NSWLEC 419 Hunters Hill Council v Hakim & Anor [2010] NSWLEC 62 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Pittwater Council v Scahill (2009) 165 LGERA 289; [2009] NSWLEC 12 Plath v Rawson (2009) 170 LGERA 253; [2009] NSWLEC 178 Prilis v Marrickville Council [2012] NSWLEC 1348 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 The Council of the City of Sydney v Imaeda [2017] NSWLEC 19 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Walden v Hensler (1987) 163 CLR 561 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Inner West Council (Prosecutor) Anastasios Prilis (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr Dean Jordan, SC (Prosecutor) Mr Thomas Howard, SC (Defendant)