Olivia Ross v Patrick Lane [2021] NSWLEC 61

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Olivia Ross v Patrick Lane [2021] NSWLEC 61 Hearing dates: 2 June 2021 Date of orders: 10 June 2021 Decision date: 10 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [61]. Catchwords: EVIDENCE: whether expert town planning and survey evidence should be permitted in judicial review proceedings where only declaratory relief claimed – whether expert town planning evidence necessary to demonstrate materiality of jurisdictional error – materiality conceded – whether expert survey evidence necessary to establish a jurisdictional fact – no error identified in survey material before the Council at the time it granted the consent – no error identified in the manner in which the Council considered the survey material before it – expert evidence not required. PROCEDURE: application to inspect land the subject of judicial review proceedings – whether inspection of land by town planner and surveyor required – power of the Court to order inspection of land – inspection not required because expert evidence not required. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, cl 4.15(1)(a) Evidence Act 1995, s 169(1) State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development, cls 4(1), 28, 30 Sydney Local Environment Plan 2012, cls 4.3, 4.6 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 23.8, 31.17, 31.19 Cases Cited: ABT17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] HCA 34; (2020) 383 ALR 407 Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (No 6) [2013] NSWLEC 73 Attorney-General (NT) v Hand [1988] FCA 272; (1988) 16 ALD 318 Attorney-General (NT) v Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (1989) 23 FCR 536 Botany Bay City Council v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure [2014] NSWCA 141 Caldera Environment Centre Inc v Tweed Shire Council [1993] NSWLEC 102 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission [2000] HCA 5; (2000) 199 CLR 135 DEXUS Funds Management Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2011] NSWLEC 156 Drake-Brockman v Minister for Planning [2007] NSWLEC 490; (2007) 158 LGERA 349 Foster v Minister for Customs and Justice [2000] HCA 38; (2000) 200 CLR 442 Friends of King Edward Park Inc v Newcastle City Council [2012] NSWLEC 113; (2012) 194 LGERA 226 Friends of Tumblebee Incorporated v ATB Morton Pty Limited (No 3) [2014] NSWLEC 133 Fullerton Cove Residents Action Group Incorporated v Dart Energy Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 38; (2013) 195 LGERA 229 Gilbank v Bloore [2012] NSWLEC 172 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 34; (2018) 264 CLR 123 Liverpool City Council v Tabone [2021] NSWLEC 3 McCormack v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2001] FCA 1700; (2001) 114 FCR 574 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA [2019] HCA 3; (2019) 264 CLR 421 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Le [2007] FCA 1318; (2007) 164 FCR 151 Muswellbrook Shire Council v Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 184 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] HCA 17 Prasad v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1985] FCA 47; (1985) 6 FCR 155 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Reysson Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2020] NSWCA 281 Shellharbour City Council v Minister for Planning [2011] NSWCA 195; (2011) 189 LGERA 348 Trives v Hornsby Shire Council [2015] NSWCA 158; (2015) 89 NSWLR 268 Waterford v Commonwealth [1987] HCA 25; (1987) 163 CLR 54 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Olivia Ross (Applicant) Patrick Lane (First Respondent) The Council of the City of Sydney (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: L Sims (Applicant) Dr J Smith (First Respondent)