Campbelltown City Council v Craig Stephen Woolley [2018] NSWLEC 82

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Campbelltown City Council v Craig Stephen Woolley [2018] NSWLEC 82 Hearing dates: 30 April, 9 May and 21 May 2018 Date of orders: 31 May 2018 Decision date: 31 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 5 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [150] Catchwords: ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES – sentence – guilty plea – carrying out development without consent – polluting waters – objective seriousness of the offences – subjective circumstances of the defendant – application of the principle of totality Legislation Cited: Campbelltown Local Environmental Plan 2015 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 10, 21A, 22 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 9.50, 9.53 Fines Act 1996 (NSW) s 6 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) ss 3, 120, 123, 241 Cases Cited: AB v R (1999) 198 CLR 111; [1999] HCA 46 Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Limited [2006] NSWLEC 34; (2006) 145 LGERA 234 Blue Mountains City Council v Carlon [2008] NSWLEC 296 Cabonne Shire Council v Environment Protection Authority [2001] NSWCCA 280; (2001) 115 LGERA 304 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683; (1993) 82 LGERA 21 Cessnock City Council v Bimbadgen Estate Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 140 Chief Executive, Office of Environment & Heritage v Orica Pty Ltd; Environment Protection Authority v Orica Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 109 DPP (NSW) v Fordham; DPP (NSW) v Byrne [2010] NSWSC 958 Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2017] NSWCCA 302 Environment Protection Authority v Ballina Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 289; (2006) 148 LGERA 278 Environment Protection Authority v Borg Panels Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 71 Environment Protection Authority v Brazel [2002] NSWLEC 7; (2002) 119 LGERA 72 Environment Protection Authority v Coe Drilling Australia Pty Ltd [2005] NSWLEC 719 Environment Protection Authority v Custom Chemicals Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 146 Environment Protection Authority v Dib Hanna Abdallah Hanna [2018] NSWLEC 80 Environment Protection Authority v Le Dome Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 167; (2002) 125 LGERA 121 Environment Protection Authority v Queanbeyan City Council (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 220; (2012) 192 LGERA 415 Environment Protection Authority v Snowy Hydro Ltd [2008] NSWLEC 264; (2008) 162 LGERA 273 Environment Protection Authority v Tea Garden Farms Pty Ltd [2012] NSWLEC 89 Environment Protection Authority v Unomedical Pty Limited (No 4) [2011] NSWLEC 131 Environment Protection Authority v Wambo Coal Pty Limited [2016] NSWLEC 125 Environment Protection Authority v Waste Recycling and Processing Corporation [2006] NSWLEC 419; (2006) 148 LGERA 299 Erector Group Pty Ltd v Burwood Council; Liverpool Developing Pty Ltd v Burwood Council [2018] NSWCCA 56 Fairfield City Council v Hanna [2007] NSWLEC 343 Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 242; (2006) 145 LGERA 189 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Hurstville City Council v Naumcevski [2011] NSWLEC 226 Lane Cove Council v Wu [2011] NSWLEC 43 Lavorato v R (2012) 82 NSWLR 568; [2012] NSWCCA 61 Lee v R [2012] NSWCCA 123 North Sydney Council v Perini (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 91 Pittwater Council v Scahill [2009] NSWLEC 12; (2009) 165 LGERA 289 Plath v Rawson (2009) 170 LGERA 253; [2009] NSWLEC 178 R v Bacon (2000) 128 A Crim R 28; [2000] NSWCCA 549 R v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 R v Holder; R v Johnston [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v Mauger [2012] NSWCCA 51 R v Paris [2001] NSWCCA 83 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Van Nam Nguyen [2002] NSWCCA 183 Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Shoalhaven Starches Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLEC 23 Siganto v R (1998) 194 CLR 656; [1998] HCA 74 Subramaniam v R [2013] NSWCCA 159 Thornloe v Filipowksi (2001) 52 NSWLR 60; [2001] NSWCCA 213 Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Wingecarribee Shire Council v O'Shanassy (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 138 Category: Sentence Parties: Campbelltown City Council (Prosecutor) Craig Stephen Woolley (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R O'Gorman-Hughes (Prosecutor) G A Walsh, solicitor (Defendant)