Billbergia Group Pty Ltd v Transport for New South Wales [2020] NSWLEC 1652

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Billbergia Group Pty Ltd v Transport for New South Wales [2020] NSWLEC 1652 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 15 June 2020, 7 July 2020, 12 August 2020, 23 September 2020, 13 October 2020, 30 October 2020 and 24 November 2020 Date of orders: 17 December 2020 and amended on 18 December 2020 Decision date: 17 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Peatman AC Decision: Refer to orders below at [29] Catchwords: COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND – acquisition resulting in denial of services to residue lot, compensation, easement for services – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Parramatta Local Environmental Plan 2011 Cases Cited: Van Tonder v Hodgkinson [2012] NSWLEC 86 Texts Cited: New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Draft Camellia Town Centre Master Plan (2018) Parramatta City Council, Draft Parramatta Local Strategic Planning Statement, (August 2019) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Billbergia Group Pty Ltd (Applicant) Transport for New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Hemmings SC and J McKelvey (Applicant) S Pritchard SC, L Waterson and (M Brady, Solicitor advocate) (Respondent)