Eureka Operations Pty Ltd v Transport for New South Wales [2021] NSWLEC 41

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Eureka Operations Pty Ltd v Transport for New South Wales [2021] NSWLEC 41 Hearing dates: 14, 15 and 17 December 2020 Date of orders: 17 May 2021 Decision date: 17 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Duggan J Decision: See paragraph 162 Catchwords: COMPULSORY ACQUISITION – compensation – assessment – s 55(f) Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 – service station use – determination of value by reference to business earnings – determination of appropriate valuation approach – length of lease for purposes of hypothetical transaction – whether hypothetical purchaser is an independent or networked operator of service stations – date of public purpose manifesting impact on subject property COMPULSORY ACQUISITION – compensation – assessment – disturbance – legal fees – valuation costs Legislation Cited: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Roads Act 1993 Cases Cited: Dial a Dump Industries Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services (2017) 94 NSWLR 554 Gumland Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Duffy Bros Fruit Market (Campbelltown) Pty Ltd (2008) 234 CLR 237 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104 Roads and Maritime Authority v Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd (2016) 212 LGERA 307 Roads and Maritime Services v United Petroleum Pty Ltd (2019) 99 NSWLR 279 Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v Perry (2001) 52 NSWLR 222 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (1907) 5 CLR 418 Sydney Water Corporation v Caruso (2009) 170 LGERA 298 Tolson v Roads and Maritime Services (2014) 201 LGERA 367 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Eureka Operations Pty Ltd (Applicant) Transport for New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Seymour (Applicant) Mr M Astill (Respondent)