Tasman Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2020] NSWLEC 59

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tasman Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2020] NSWLEC 59 Hearing dates: 13 March 2020 Date of orders: 25 May 2020 Decision date: 25 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pain J Decision: (1) The appeal pursuant to s 56A of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 dated 4 July 2019 is dismissed.

(2) The Appellant is to pay the Council's costs of this appeal.

(3) The exhibits are returned. Catchwords: APPEAL – appeal on questions of law from decision of Commissioner dismissing appeal of refusal of modification application of court approved development consent – no vitiating material error in approach to precondition that modification must be substantially the same as original development – no error of law demonstrated by reference to case law Legislation Cited: Canterbury Local Environmental Plan 2012 cl 4.6 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 3.31, 4.5, 4.55, 4.56 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) ss 34, 56A Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 r 3.7 Cases Cited: Ahmad Corp Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [2018] NSWLEC 1526 Arrage v Inner West Council [2019] NSWLEC 85 Auburn Municipal v Szabo (1971) 67 LGRA 427 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 House of Peace & Anor v Bankstown City Council (2000) 48 NSWLR 498; [2000] NSWCA 44 House v Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority (2011) 193 FCR 112; [2011] FCAFC 72 Hoy v Coffs Harbour City Council [2015] NSWLEC 128 Innerwest 888 Pty Ltd v Canterbury Bankstown Council [2017] NSWLEC 1241 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Moto Projects (No 2) Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (1999) 106 LGERA 298; [1999] NSWLEC 280 Ryde Municipal Council v The Royal Ryde Homes (1970) 19 LGRA 321 Tasman Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2019] NSWLEC 1310 Tuite v Wingecarribee Shire Council (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 321 Texts Cited: Mark Aronson, Matthew Groves and Greg Weeks, Judicial Review of Administrative Action and Government Liability (6th ed, 2017, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tasman Property Holdings Pty Ltd (Appellant) Canterbury-Bankstown Council (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: R O'Gorman-Hughes (Appellant) S Nash (Respondent) SOLICITORS: Mills Oakley (Appellant) Marsdens (Respondent) File Number(s): 19/274450 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Land and Environment Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Class 1 Citation: [2019] NSWLEC 1310 Date of Decision: 4 July 2019 Before: Smithson C File Number(s): 18/242866