Durham Holdings Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales [2001] HCA 7

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

GAUDRON, McHUGH, GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE AND CALLINAN JJ

DURHAM HOLDINGS PTY LTD APPLICANT

AND

THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES RESPONDENT

Durham Holdings Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales

[2001] HCA 7

15 February 2001

S155/1999

ORDER

Application for special leave to appeal dismissed with costs.

On appeal from the Supreme Court of New South Wales

Representation:

D F Jackson QC with G D de Q Walker for the applicant (instructed by Allen Allen & Hemsley)

M G Sexton SC, Solicitor-General for the State of New South Wales with S J Gageler for the respondent (instructed by Crown Solicitor for New South Wales)

Interveners:

D M J Bennett QC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth with G R Kennett intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)

P A Keane QC, Solicitor-General of the State of Queensland with G R Cooper intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the State of Queensland (instructed by Crown Solicitor for Queensland)

D Graham QC, Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria with M K Moshinsky intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Victoria (instructed by Victorian Government Solicitor)

R J Meadows QC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia with C F Jenkins intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia (instructed by Crown Solicitor for Western Australia)

B M Selway QC, Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia with I K Haythorpe intervening on behalf of the Attorneys-General for the State of South Australia and the State of Tasmania (instructed by Crown Solicitor for South Australia and Crown Solicitor for Tasmania)

Notice: This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.