R.I.G. Consulting Pty Ltd v Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council [2021] NSWCA 130

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R.I.G. Consulting Pty Ltd v Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council [2021] NSWCA 130 Hearing dates: 16 June 2021 Date of orders: 1 July 2021 Decision date: 01 July 2021 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [10]; Preston CJ of LEC at [24] Decision: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — consent — power to grant – subdivision – provision fixing development standard – minimum size of lots created by subdivision – proposed subdivision non-compliant – whether development standard applied to proposed subdivision – provision that consent not be granted for subdivision of "resulting lot" – proposed subdivision of a resulting lot – whether provision applied to proposed subdivision Legislation Cited: Community Land Development Act 1989 (NSW), s 22 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 195 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 1.4, 1.5, 3.20, 4.2, 4.12, 4.16 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 33 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 57(1) Palerang Local Environmental Plan 2014, cll 2.16, 4.1, 4.1AA, 4.1A, 4.1B Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006 Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Minimum Subdivision Lot Size) Order 2018 Yarrowlumla Local Environmental Plan 2002, cl 20 Cases Cited: Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd v Amalgamated Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia (1932) 47 CLR 1; [1932] HCA 9 Attorney-General (Cth) v Oates (1999) 198 CLR 162; [1999] HCA 35 C&J Clark Ltd v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1973] 1 WLR 905; [1973] 2 All ER 513 DPP v Leys & Leys (2012) 44 VR 1; [2012] VSCA 304 Environment Protection Authority v Condon as liquidator for Orchard Holdings (NSW) Pty Ltd (in liq) (2014) 86 NSWLR 499; [2014] NSWCA 149 In re Bland Bros and the Council of the Borough of Inglewood (No 2) [1920] VLR 522 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Makasa [2021] HCA 1; 95 ALJR 117 Newcrest Mining (WA) Ltd v The Commonwealth (1997) 190 CLR 513; [1997] HCA 38 Ombudsman v Laughton (2005) 64 NSWLR 114; [2005] NSWCA 339 Piper v Corrective Services Commission of New South Wales (1986) 6 NSWLR 352 Price v JF Thompson (Qld) Pty Ltd [1990] 1 Qd 278 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Sir Thomas Cecil's Case (1597) 7 Rep 18b; 77 ER 440 Strathfield Municipal Council v Poynting (2001) 116 LGERA 319; [2001] NSWCA 270 Category: Principal judgment Parties: R.I.G. Consulting Pty Ltd (Appellant) Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr S White SC (Appellant) Mr J Lazarus SC, Ms J Walker and Mr S J Young (Respondent)