Mulpha Norwest Pty Ltd v The Hills Shire Council (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 74

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mulpha Norwest Pty Ltd v The Hills Shire Council (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 74 Hearing dates: 23 April 2020 Date of orders: 22 June 2020 Decision date: 22 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pain J Decision: See [73] of judgment Catchwords: APPEAL – separate question of law – statutory construction of floor space ratio in environmental planning instrument Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s 1.4 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) ss 3, 6 The Hills Local Environmental Plan 2012 (NSW) cll 4.4, 4.5, 7.12, Dictionary The Hills Local Environmental Plan 2019 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 28.2 Cases Cited: 4Nature Incorporated v Centennial Springvale Pty Ltd (2017) 95 NSWLR 361; [2017] NSWCA 191 Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (2009) 239 CLR 27; [2009] HCA 41 Bay Simmer Investments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (2017) 222 LGERA 286; [2017] NSWCA 135 Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Limited (1996) 186 CLR 389; [1996] HCA 36 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297; [1981] HCA 26 Cranbrook School v Woollahra Council (2006) 66 NSWLR 379; [2006] NSWCA 155 DM & Longbow Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council (2017) 228 LGERA 342; [2017] NSWLEC 173 Gibb v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1966) 118 CLR 628; [1966] HCA 74 Heatscape Pty Ltd v Mahoney (2017) 223 LGERA 66; [2017] NSWCCA 135 Kelly v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 216; [2004] HCA 12 Matic v Mid-Western Regional Council [2008] NSWLEC 113 Mulpha Norwest Pty Ltd v The Hills Shire Council [2020] NSWLEC 7 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 Tovir Investments Pty Limited v Waverley Council [2014] NSWCA 379 Wilson v Anderson (2002) 213 CLR 401; [2002] HCA 29 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mulpha Norwest Pty Ltd (Applicant) The Hills shire Council (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: C McEwen SC (Applicant) A Pickles SC (Respondent)