Australia, Sept. 1 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 1:
1. LEEMING JA: I agree with N Adams J that the sentence imposed by the District Court was manifestly inadequate, that this Court should intervene on the bases of each of grounds 1 and 2, and with the sentence her Honour imposes.
2. Whether or not the respondent was at the "same level" of the "hierarchy" or "slightly above" or "slightly below" the level of his co-offender on one of the seven offences for which sentence was imposed is immaterial to the sentence imposed by this Court. Nothing turns on ground 1A, for which reason save for what follows I would prefer to express no view upon it. I otherwise agree with the reasons o...