Canberra Tradesman's Union Club Inc v Minister for Environment, Land & Planning [2000] FCA 203

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Canberra Tradesmen's Union Club Inc v Minister for Environment, Land & Planning [2000] FCA 203

CATCHWORDS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – whether Administrative Appeals Tribunal had power under s 284 of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 to dispense with preliminary assessment required by s 114 – whether power exercised erroneously – whether proposed use of land for "club" purposes was unlawful. Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 (ACT), s 8, s 113, s 114, s 115, s 116, s 117, s 175(1), s 222(1), s 230, s 230(1), s 231, s 231(1)(a), s 236, s 284, Div 3 of Part 4, Part 6, Sched 3 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989 (ACT), s 46, s 46(1) Liquor Act 1975 (ACT), s 33A(2)(ac), s 34(4A) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1989 (ACT) Casino Control Act 1988 (ACT) Gaming Machine Act 1987 (ACT) Territory Plan, Clause II of Appendix II, Appendix VI Canberra Tradesmen's Union Club Inc v Commissioner for Land & Planning [1999] FCA 262 considered Canberra Tradesman's [sic] Union Club Inc v Commissioner for Land and Planning [1998] ACTSC 55 referred Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 considered Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 referred Qantas Airways Ltd v Cornwall (1998) 84 FCR 483 referred Transurban City Link Ltd v Allan [1999] FCA 1723 referred Australian Heritage Commission v Mount Isa Mines Limited (1997) 187 CLR 297 referred Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL [1999] NSWCA 8 referred Canberra Tradesmen's Union Club Inc v Minister for Environment, Land and Planning (1998) 87 FCR 163 referred Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 cited Sydney City Council v Ke-Su Investments Pty Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 246 distinguished IW v City of Perth (1997) 191 CLR 1 referred Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 cited O'Sullivan v Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210 applied McDougall v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 30 NSWLR 258 cited Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission [2000] HCA 5 (10 February 2000) cited CANBERRA TRADESMEN'S UNION CLUB INCORPORATED & ORS v THE MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING & ANOR A 64 of 1999 MILES, FINN and GYLES JJ CANBERRA 6 MARCH 2000