Breen and Anor v Georges River Council [2021] NSWLEC 36

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Breen and Anor v Georges River Council [2021] NSWLEC 36 Hearing dates: 13 April 2021 Date of orders: 21 April 2021 Decision date: 21 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Robson J Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) Each party is to pay its own costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Summary disposal — Dismissal of proceedings — No reasonable cause of action disclosed — Appeal proceedings futile where notices the subject of appeal revoked APPEALS — Procedure — Time limits — Out of time Legislation Cited: Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s 76 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 68 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) ss 95, 96, 97, 110, 289 Protection of the Environment Operations (Noise Control) Regulation 2017 (NSW) State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 cl 2.46B Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 14.28 Cases Cited: Eurobodalla Shire Council v Gerondal (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 46 Gerondal v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2011] NSWLEC 77 Snowy Monaro Regional Council v Cmunt [2017] NSWLEC 95 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Douglas Breen (First Applicant) Tracey Dillon (Second Applicant) Georges River Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Breen, self-represented (First Applicant) T Dillon, self-represented (Second Applicant) J Ware, solicitor (Respondent)