Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council; Central Coast Council v Verde Terra Pty Ltd (No 7) [2020] NSWLEC 140

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council; Central Coast Council v Verde Terra Pty Ltd (No 7) [2020] NSWLEC 140 Hearing dates: 21 September 2020 Date of orders: 25 September 2020 Decision date: 25 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: The tender of the 2013 affidavits is refused. The Verde Terra parties are to pay the Council's costs of the motion. See orders at [66] to [68]. Catchwords: EVIDENCE: affidavits filed but not read in earlier but related proceedings sought to be tendered in later proceedings – whether the affidavits relevant to issues in dispute in later proceedings – scope of Harman undertaking to affidavit prepared pursuant to a court ordered timetable – whether the undertaking ought to be released – affidavits not relevant – Harman principle does not apply but if it did then the undertaking is released – leave refused to tender affidavits. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 56 Evidence Act 1995 ss 11, 55(1), 135 and 136 Cases Cited: C G Maloney Pty Ltd v Noon [2011] NSWCA 397 CSR Ltd v Eddy [2005] HCA 64; (2005) 226 CLR 1 Davey v Silverstein [2020] VSCA 233 Gwynvill Properties Pty Ltd v UTSG Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 208 Harman v Secretary of State for Home Department [1983] 1 AC 280 Hearne v Street [2008] HCA 36; (2008) 235 CLR 125 Helicopter Aerial Surveys Pty Ltd v Robertson [2015] NSWSC 2104 Leagou Pty Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2020] FCA 1162 Liberty Funding Pty Ltd v Phoenix Capital Ltd [2005] FCAFC 3; (2005) 218 ALR 283 Medway v Doublock Ltd [1978] 1 WLR 710; [1978] 1 All ER 1261 Papantoniou v Stonewall Hotel Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 85 Re Addstone Pty Ltd (In liq); Ex parte Macks (1998) 30 ACSR 156 Springfield Nominees Pty Ltd v Bridgelands Securities Ltd (1992) 38 FCR 217 Van Der Lee v New South Wales [2002] NSWCA 286 Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council [2019] NSWLEC 166 Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council; Central Coast Council v Verde Terra (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 10 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Verde Terra Pty Ltd (Applicant/First Cross Respondent) Central Coast Council (Respondent/First Cross Claimant) Representation: Counsel: P Larkin SC with G Tsang and J Stuckey-Clarke (Applicant/First Cross Respondent) T Howard SC with M Astill (Respondent/First Cross Applicant)