The Next Generation Pty Ltd v Independent Planning Commission [2020] NSWLEC 70

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Next Generation Pty Ltd v Independent Planning Commission [2020] NSWLEC 70 Hearing dates: 24 March 2020 Date of orders: 18 June 2020 Decision date: 18 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pain J Decision: See [73] of judgment Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – statutory right of objector to State significant development otherwise designated development to appear as a party in proponent appeal Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 1.3, 4.10, 4.15, Div 8.3 (ss 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.10, 8.12, 8.13, 8.14, 8.15), s 10.10, Sch 5 cl 35, former ss 97, 97A Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 2017 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) ss 33, 34, 68 Land and Environment Court (Amendment No 1) Rule 2020 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) ss 17, 22, 34, 36, 38, 39A, 56A, 57, 63, 67A Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW) rr 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7 Planning Appeals Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Pt 8 r 8 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 4.10 Cases Cited: Addenbrooke Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2009] NSWLEC 95 Alexandria Landfill Pty Ltd v Sydney City Council [2004] NSWLEC 639 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v King (2020) 376 ALR 1; [2020] HCA 4 Barca v Wollondilly Shire Council [2015] NSWLEC 1124 CEAL Limited v Minister for Planning (2007) 159 LGERA 232; [2007] NSWLEC 302 CIC Insurance v Bankstown Football Club Inc (1997) 187 CLR 384; [1997] HCA 2 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297; [1981] HCA 26 Lowy v The Land and Environment Court of NSW (2003) 123 LGERA 179; [2002] NSWCA 353 M H Earthmoving Pty Ltd v Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council [2018] NSWLEC 56 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act 1989 v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (2018) 231 LGERA 145; [2018] NSWLEC 26 Nessdee Pty Limited v Orange City Council [2017] NSWLEC 158 NSW Commissioner of Police v Rabbits Eat Lettuce (2019) 371 ALR 719; [2019] NSWCA 182 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Roden v Bandora Holdings Pty Ltd (2015) 213 LGERA 103; [2015] NSWLEC 191 Texts Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Bill 2017 (NSW) New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 15 November 2017, Second Reading Speech, Explanatory Note Practice Note LEC Class 1 Development Appeals Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Next Generation Pty Ltd (Applicant) Independent Planning Commission (First Respondent) Blacktown City Council (Second Respondent) Jacfin Pty Ltd (Objector) Representation: COUNSEL: I Hemmings SC and M Seymour (Applicant) J McKelvey (First Respondent) E Whitney, solicitor (Second Respondent) P Tomasetti SC (Objector)