ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES:-sentencing — early plea of guilty to offences under ss 57(1) and 48(1)(a) Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 for representing that the defendant was an accredited site auditor and carrying out a statutory site audit when not accredited -whether fact that prosecutor did not elect to deal with the matter by way of a penalty notice pursuant to s 92A for which the penalty is $750 is a factor that affects the relative seriousness of the offence under s 21A(1)(c) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 — whether relevant that there is another and less punitive offence which could have been charged.
Case Details
Citation[2012] NSWLEC 122
CourtNSWLEC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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