Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council; Central Coast Council v Verde Terra Pty Ltd (No 8) [2020] NSWLEC 148

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 8) [2020] NSWLEC 148 Hearing dates: 19 October 2020 Date of orders: 20 October 2020 Decision date: 20 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: Tender rejected. Communication protected by negotiation privilege. Catchwords: EVIDENCE: voir dire on admissibility of documentary evidence during trial — whether document protected by negotiation privilege — scope of privilege and exceptions to privilege — privilege applies — tender rejected. Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 ss 131(1) and (2) Cases Cited: Adlam v Noack [1999] FCA 1606 Apotex Pty Ltd v Les Laboratoires Servier (No 5) [2011] FCA 1282; (2011) 199 FCR 62 CJ Redman Constructions Pty Ltd v Tarnap Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 173 Coshott v Burke [2013] FCA 513 Glencore International AG v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia [2019] HCA 26; (2019) 265 CLR 646 Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd v New South Wales [2002] NSWSC 329 Lexcray Pty Ltd v Northern Territory [2015] NTSC 11; (2015) 292 FLR 447 Liu v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1352; (2012) 84 NSWLR 547 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 Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 10 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Proceedings 2019/101279 Verde Terra Pty Ltd (Applicant/First Cross Respondent) Central Coast Council (Respondent/Cross Claimant) Mangrove Mountain Landfill Pty Ltd (Second Cross Respondent) Mangrove Properties (NSW) Pty Ltd (Third Cross Respondent)