Environment Protection Authority v Alcobell Pty Ltd, Environment Protection Authority v Campbell

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Environment Protection Authority v Alcobell Pty Ltd, Environment Protection Authority v Campbell [2015] NSWLEC 123 Decision date: 05 August 2015 Jurisdiction:Class 5Before: Pain J Decision: See paragraph [124] Catchwords: SENTENCING – pleas of guilty to multiple waste offences – deposition of asbestos contaminated demolition waste on three properties – state of mind of individual defendant – beneficiaries of offences not all charged – mitigating factors – lack of capacity to pay penalty and legal costs – totality principle applied – avoidance of double punishment necessary SENTENCING – plea of guilty to knowingly supply false and misleading information Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 3A, s 21A, s 22, s 257B, s 257G Fines Act 1996 (NSW) s 6 Pesticides Act 1999 (NSW) s 15 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) s 3, s 143, s 144, s 169, s 211, s 241(1), s 248, Sch 1 cl 39, cl 50 Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 (NSW) cl 51, cl 51A Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 (NSW) Cases Cited: Axer Pty Ltd v Environmental Planning Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 Bankstown City Council v Hanna [2014] NSWLEC 152; (2014) 205 LGERA 39 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194, (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Director General, Department of the Environment, Climate Change and Water...