Lu v Walding (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 21

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lu v Walding (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 21 Hearing dates: 22-24 July 2020 (hearing); 29 July 2020, 30 July 2020, 31 July 2020, 7 August 2020, 19 August 2020, 28 August 2020 (written submissions) Decision date: 15 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: See [272]-[276] of judgment Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – construction of garage on council owned land approved by local council as consent authority – applicant for garage development and local council as consent authority unaware that construction on council owned land when development application approved – absence of consent of council jurisdictional as development application not valid – proceedings commenced more than three months after public notice of grant of development consent – operation of s 101 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 bar to proceedings – Hickman principles satisfied – exercise of discretion to extend time under UCPR r 59.10 – exercise of discretion to grant relief Legislation Cited: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) Commonwealth Constitution, Ch III (ss 73, 75) Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 (NSW) s 65 Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975 (Cth) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 4.15, 4.59, 9.46, former ss 77, 79C, 101 104A, 109E, 124, s 149 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) regs 49, 50, 124, Sch 1 Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 179 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s 31 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ss 78A, 78B Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) ss 20, 25B, 39, 58, 71 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) s 8 Local Government Act 1919 (NSW) ss 232 Manly Development Control Plan 2013 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 486A Roads Act 1993 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 59.10 Water Management Act 2000 (NSW) s 47 Cases Cited: Abebe v The Commonwealth of Australia (1999) 197 CLR 510; [1999] HCA 14 Akpan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1982) 58 FLR 47 Al Maha Pty Ltd v Huajun Investments Pty Ltd (2018) 233 LGERA 170; [2018] NSWCA 245 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 Bankstown City Council v Ramahi [2015] NSWLEC 74 Bodruddaza v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2007) 228 CLR 651; [2007] HCA 14 Broad Henry v Director-General of the Department of Environment and Conservation (2007) 159 LGERA 172; [2007] NSWLEC 722 Bromley London Borough Council v Greater London Council [1983] 1 AC 768 Brown v Randwick City Council (2011) 183 LGERA 382; [2011] NSWLEC 172 Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163 Brunetto v Collector of Customs (1984) 4 FCR 92 Burwood Council v Ralan Burwood Pty Ltd (No 3) (2014) 206 LGERA 40; [2014] NSWCA 404 Canterbury City Council v Mihalopoulos [2010] NSWLEC 248 Carnley v Grafton Ngerrie Local Aboriginal Land Council [2010] NSWSC 837 Central Coast Council v 40 Gindurra Road Somersby Pty Ltd (No 2) (2019) 241 LGERA 133; [2019] NSWLEC 171 Clifford v Wyong Shire Council (1996) 89 LGERA 240 Coffs Harbour City Council v Arrawarra Beach Pty Ltd (2006) 148 LGERA 11; [2006] NSWLEC 365 Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Community Association DP 270253 v Woollahra Municipal Council (2013) 211 LGERA 412; [2013] NSWLEC 184 Conservation of North Ocean Shores Inc v Byron Shire Council (2009) 167 LGERA 52; [2009] NSWLEC 69 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission (2000) 199 CLR 135; [2000] HCA 5 Currey v Sutherland Shire Council (1998) 100 LGERA 365 Director General, Department of Health (NSW) v Industrial Relations Commissioner (NSW) (2010) 77 NSWLR 159 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 F Hannan Pty Ltd v Electricity Commission of New South Wales [No 3] (1985) 66 LGRA 306 Fairfield City Council v Ly [2008] NSWLEC 322 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Franklins Ltd v Penrith City Council [1999] NSWCA 134 Georges River Council v Stojanovski [2018] NSWLEC 125 Gett v Tabet (2009) 254 ALR 504; [2009] NSWCA 76 Glaser v Poole [2010] NSWLEC 143 GTE (Aust) Pty Ltd v Brown (1986) 14 FCR 309 Hortis v Manly Council (1999) 104 LGERA 43; [1999] NSWLEC 151 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council [2010] NSWLEC 242 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council (2011) 81 NSWLR 638; [2011] NSWCA 349 Jeblon Pty Ltd v North Sydney Municipal Council (1982) 48 LGRA 113 King v Great Lakes Shire Council (1986) 58 LGRA 366 Kirk v Industrial Court (NSW) (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Laremont v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1985) 9 ALN N13; [1985] FCA 602 Lesnewski v Mosman Municipal Council (2005) 138 LGERA 207; [2005] NSWCA 99 Lithgow City Council v Newera Defendo Pty Ltd [2019] NSWLEC 188 Liverpool City Council v Roads and Traffic Authority (1991) 74 LGRA 265 Liverpool City Council v Roads and Traffic Authority [No 2] (1992) 75 LGRA 210 Lockwood v The Commonwealth (1954) 90 CLR 177; [1954] HCA 31 Maitland City Council v Anambah Homes Pty Ltd (2005) 64 NSWLR 695; [2005] NSWCA 455 Manly Council v Hortis (2001) 113 LGERA 321; [2001] NSWCA 81 Manning v Bathurst Regional Council (No 2) (2013) 199 LGERA 147; [2013] NSWLEC 186 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611; [1999] HCA 21 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323; [2001] HCA 30 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Liverpool City Council [2009] NSWLEC 100 Mosman Municipal Council v IPM Pty Ltd (2016) 216 LGERA 252; [2016] NSWLEC 26 Nader v Sutherland Shire Council [2008] NSWCA 265 Nominal Defendant v Gabriel (2007) 71 NSWLR 150; [2007] NSWCA 52 P W Rygate & West v Shoalhaven City Council (1996) 91 LGERA 417 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia (2003) 211 CLR 476, [2003] HCA 2 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Puhlhofer v Hillingdon LBC [1986] AC 484 R v Hickman; 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[2003] NSWCA 297 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335 Waterford v The Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54; [1987] HCA 25 WaterNSW v Harris (No 3) [2020] NSWLEC 18 Woollahra Municipal Council v Sahade [2012] NSWLEC 76 Woolworths Ltd v Bathurst City Council (1987) 63 LGRA 55 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 707; [2004] NSWCA 422 Ying v Song [2009] NSWSC 1344 Texts Cited: Aronson, Groves and Weeks, Judicial Review of Administrative Action & Governmental Liability (6th ed, 2017, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lin Lu (First Applicant) Frederick Woo (Second Applicant) Adrian Walding (First Respondent) Alexandra Walding (Second Respondent) Northern Beaches Council (Third Respondent) Attorney-General (Intervener) Representation: COUNSEL: N Eastman and N Hammond (First and Second Applicants) T Hale SC (First and Second Respondents) Submitting appearance (Third Respondent) J Emmett (Intervener)