Hijazi v Georges River Council [2020] NSWLEC 36

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hijazi v Georges River Council [2020] NSWLEC 36 Hearing dates: 4 March 2020 Date of orders: 23 April 2020 Decision date: 23 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 6 Before: Pain J Decision: See [45] of judgment Catchwords: APPEAL – prosecution – appeals against severity of sentences imposed by the Local Court in four offences of carrying out development in breach of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 at a residential property Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) ss 31, 33, 37, 39, 49, 70, 72 Crimes Sentencing Procedure Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 21A, 22 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 1.3, 4.2, 9.51, 9.53, former ss 76A, 121B Cases Cited: Alramon Pty Limited v City of Ryde Council [2014] NSWLEC 100 Bentley v BGP Properties Pty Ltd (2006) 145 LGERA 234; [2006] NSWLEC 34 Burwood Council v Doueihi [2013] NSWLEC 196 Campbelltown City Council v Craig Stephen Woolley [2018] NSWLEC 82 Canterbury-Bankstown Council v Naji [2016] NSWLEC 101 Connell v Santos NSW Pty Limited [2014] NSWLEC 1 Cumberland Council v Badaoui Habib [2017] NSWLEC 18 Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (2017) 228 LGERA 55; [2017] NSWCCA 302 Environment Protection Authority v Wattke; Environment Protection Authority v Geerdink [2010] NSWLEC 24 Franks v Woollahra Municipal Council [2007] NSWLEC 461 Garrett v Freeman (No 5) (2009) 164 LGERA 287; [2009] NSWLEC 1 Garrett v Williams (2006) 160 LGERA 115; [2006] NSWLEC 785 Gittany Constructions Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council (2006) 145 LGERA 189; [2006] NSWLEC 242 Hili v The Queen Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Hoare v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 348; [1989] HCA 33 Keir v Sutherland Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 754 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1988] HCA 70 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Nasser v Hurstville City Council [2007] NSWLEC 720 Parker v Director of Public Prosecutions (1992) 28 NSWLR 282 Pearce v The Queen (1988) 194 CLR 610; [1988] HCA 57 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Peel [1971] 1 NSWLR 247 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Visconti [1982] 2 NSWLR 104 Veen v The Queen (1979) 143 CLR 458; [1979] HCA 7 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Waverley City Council v Boris Meck [2005] NSWLEC 655 Willoughby Council v Livbuild Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 34 Zhu v Auburn Council [2009] NSWLEC 97 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ahmad Hijazi (Appellant) Georges River Council (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: T To (Applicant) M Seymour (Respondent)