Environment Protection Authority v Australian Aged Dental Care Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLC 15

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Environment Protection Authority v Australian Aged Dental Care Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLC 15 Hearing dates: 16 -18, & 26 July 2018 Date of orders: 13 August 2018 Decision date: 13 August 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Magistrate Donnelly Decision: Defendant is convicted and fined $198,000, ordered to pay $125,000 professional costs and ordered to cause a notice to be published in the terms set out at [43] of this judgment. Catchwords: CRIME- Sentencing – Radiation Control Act 1990 (NSW) - section 6(6) – nine offences of corporation failing to ensure regulated material is used by licenced person – regulated material used on children – objectives of Radiation Control Act 1990 (NSW) – proportionality – assessing objective seriousness of each crime against the maximum penalty – role of jurisdictional maximum of Local Court in sentencing exercise – totality –offences committed for financial gain – purposes of sentencing – requirement of sentence to reflect general and specific deterrence and denunciation Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 21A(3) Criminal Procedure Act s 213 Radiation Control Act 1990 (NSW) ss 3, 6(6), 23B(1)(a), 25(3), Radiation Control Regulation 2013 Cases Cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (2013) 304 ALR 186 Bichar v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 1 Bimson, Roads & Maritime Services v Damorange Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 734 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Co Pty Limited v Maritime Services Board of New South Wales (1995) 36 NSWLR 552 Elias v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47 GAS v The Queen (2004) 217 CLR 198 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Maxwell v The Queen (1996) 184 CLR 501 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Nicholas v The Queen (1998) 193 CLR 173 R v Pogson (2012) 82 NSWLR 60 Rodway v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 515 Siganto v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 656 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256 Category: Sentence Parties: Environment Protection Authority (prosecution) Australian Aged Dental Care Pty Ltd (defendant) Representation: Counsel: