In short:

An Adelaide man has been found guilty of contempt of court after ignoring court orders to remove an unauthorised cheese facility built in his backyard.

The Environment, Resources and Development Court found retiree John Kitsis “wilfully disobeyed” court orders.

What’s next?

He was ordered to pay court costs exceeding $120,000.

  • SaneMartigan@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    Sounds like Old Mate’s trampled on a bunch of council rules then decided he didn’t need to follow the court orders about said trampling. He had years to work it out and didn’t. The language barrier is no excuse at all. Not speaking English doesn’t absolve you of obligations to the court or law.

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      3 months ago

      This is one of those “if everybody did that” rules. Sure, it’s irksome to be told what you can or can not do in the privacy of your own home. However, if everybody set up a cottage industry in their back yard it would cause obvious problems.

      If a neighbor complained, there’s a good chance there were odors or pests or whatever. Case in point really.