Loder v Narrabri Shire Council [2020] NSWLEC 109

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Loder v Narrabri Shire Council [2020] NSWLEC 109 Hearing dates: 3 July 2020 Date of orders: 7 August 2020 Decision date: 07 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: (1) The summons dated 25 May 2020 is dismissed. (2) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: CIVIL ENFORCEMENT – no breach of Local Government Act 1993 by local council in treating position of councillor vacant Legislation Cited: Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) ss 33, 34 Local Government (Elections) Amendment Act 1987 (NSW) s 35 Local Government (General) Amendment (Governance) Regulation 2018 (NSW) Sch 1 Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 (NSW) Pt 10 Div 2 (regs 232, 235A) Local Government Act 1919 (NSW) s 35 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) ss 222, 232, 234, 248, 292, 355, 360, 365, 367, 370, 371, 377, 672, 674, 676 Local Government Amendment (Councillor Misconduct and Poor Performance) Act 2015 (NSW) Sch 1 Local Government Amendment (Early Intervention) Act 2013 (NSW) Sch 1 Local Government Amendment (Governance and Planning) Act 2016 (NSW) Sch 1 Local Government Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2002 (NSW) Sch 1 Local Government Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2006 (NSW) Schs 1, 2 Local Government Amendment Act 1998 (NSW) Sch 1 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (NT) (2009) 239 CLR 27; [2009] HCA 41 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v King (2020) 376 ALR 1; [2020] HCA 4 Brayson Motors Pty Ltd (in liq) v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1985) 156 CLR 651; [1985] HCA 20 Calabria Community Club Ltd [2013] NSWSC 998 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club (1997) 187 CLR 384; [1997] HCA 2 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297; [1981] HCA 26 Empire Waste Pty Ltd v District Court of New South Wales (2013) 86 NSWLR 142; [2013] NSWCA 394 Harrison v Melhem (2008) 72 NSWLR 380; [2008] NSWCA 67 House of Peace Pty Ltd v Bankstown City Council (2000) 48 NSWLR 498; [2000] NSWCA 44 Hunter Resources Ltd v Melville (1988) 164 CLR 234; [1988] HCA 5 Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen (2015) 256 CLR 1; [2015] HCA 14 John J Starr (Real Estate) Pty Ltd v Robert R Andrew (A'asia) Pty Ltd (1991) 6 ACSR 63 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Master Education Services Pty Ltd v Ketchell (2008) 236 CLR 101; [2008] HCA 38 Mine Subsidence Board v Wambo Coal Pty Ltd (2007) 154 LGERA 60; [2007] NSWCA 137 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act 1989 v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (2018) 231 LGERA 145; [2018] NSWLEC 26 Minister for Planning v Walker (2008) 161 LGERA 423; [2008] NSWCA 224 O'Connell v Nixon (2007) 16 VR 440; [2007] VSCA 131 Plaintiff M47-2012 v Director General of Security (2012) 251 CLR 1; [2012] HCA 46 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Re Bolton; Ex parte Beane (1987) 162 CLR 514; [1987] HCA 12 Roden v Bandora Holdings Pty Ltd (2015) 213 LGERA 103; [2015] NSWLEC 191 Ross v The Queen (1979) 141 CLR 432; [1979] HCA 29 Ryan v Heiler (1990) 69 LGRA 307 Ryan v Heiler [1990] NSWCA 160 Thiering v Daly (2011) 83 NSWLR 498; [2011] NSWSC 1345 Unions NSW v New South Wales (2019) 264 CLR 595; [2019] HCA 1 Wilson v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (2010) 78 NSWLR 704; [2010] NSWCA 198 Texts Cited: AD Lang, Horsley's Meetings: Procedure, Law and Practice (7th ed, 2015, LexisNexis Butterworths) D Pearce, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (9th ed, 2019, LexisNexis Butterworths) New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 28 May 2002 New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 2 May 2006 Macquarie Dictionary Shorter Oxford Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ann Loder (Applicant) Narrabri Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: R White (Applicant) J Lazarus SC (Respondent)