Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19: 1. Andrew James Tanswell and George Phoenix Leilua, you both appear for sentence in relation to five principal offences of robbery in company which you committed together in the period 29 May 2023 to 15 June 2023 inclusive and which arose from five discrete incidents. Each of those incidents involved a different victim. 2. On the Court's own initiative, and pursuant to s8(a), (d) ...
Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19: 1. COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) against the refusal of development application 2023/0527 (DA) for demolition, construction of a dwelling house, parking, swimming pool and cabana at Lot 5 DP 112706, known as 48 Vista Street, Sans Souci (site). 2. The Respondent, as the relevant consent authority, h...
Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19: 1. Francisco Hill, also known as Frank Hill, was a registered nurse. These proceedings concern complaints brought by the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) against Mr Hill. The particulars of the complaints concern, variously, harassment, including sexual harassment by Mr Hill of staff reporting to him or working alongside him in the period between 2016 and March 2022. 2. By...
Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19: 1. COMMISSIONER: This appeal concerns a development application for the construction of a 3-storey co-living housing development, ground level (and under croft) car park, and associated civil, stormwater and landscaping works at 11 Blaxland Avenue, Penrith. The development application was lodged on 26 March 2024. Following the expiry of the period after which a development applicat...
Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19: 1. Mr Fulvio Damico (the Appellant) applied to the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service (the Respondent) for the renewal of his contractor licence under the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) (HB Act) in the category of painter (the licence renewal application). The Respondent refused the application on the basis that the Respondent was not satisfied that the Appellant is a fi...
Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19: 1. This is an application by Mikael Isacson ("the Applicant") for review of a decision by the Commissioner For Fair Trading ("the Respondent") to refuse the Applicant's application for a certificate of registration under the Property and Stock Agents Act 2002 ("the Act"). 2. The Applicant applied for a Certificate of Registration - Assistant Agent under the Act. A delegate of the ...
Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19: 1. HIS HONOUR: By notice of motion filed on 9 May 2025, the Commissioner of Corrective Services seeks the following relief: "1. Pursuant to s 192A of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), the Court give advance rulings as to the admissibility and / or use of the evidence in chief served by the Plaintiff. 2. Pursuant to r 28.2 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, order that the follo...
Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19: 1. In these proceedings I entered judgment for the defendant and I ordered the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs: Busa v South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Trading as Sydney Eye Hospital [2025] NSWSC 130. 2. The defendant now seeks an order to vary the costs order made as follows: That the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs on an ordinary basis until 21 June 2022, o...
Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19: 1. On 12 March 2024, Rory Steinle-Davies (the applicant) lodged an application (the GIPA request) with Inner West Council (the respondent), seeking the release of information under the Government Information (Public Information) Act 2009 (NSW) (the GIPA Act). 2. On 17 May 2024, the respondent issued a Notice of Decision pursuant to s 60 of the GIPA Act, by which it decided to prov...
Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19: 1. The Children's Guardian refused the applicant a Working With Children Check Clearance (WWCCC) because it is satisfied that the applicant poses a risk to the safety of children. The primary reason for this was because of allegations of sexual assault against his 11-year-old stepdaughter (the complainant) alleged to have occurred in 1986 to 1987. The applicant seeks an administrat...