James N Kirby Holdings Pty Limited v Transport for New South Wales [2021] NSWLEC 111

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: James N Kirby Holdings Pty Limited v Transport for New South Wales [2021] NSWLEC 111 Hearing dates: 7, 8, 9 and 10 June 2021 Date of orders: 18 October 2021 Decision date: 18 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Duggan J Decision: See paragraphs 141 to 143 Catchwords: COMPULSORY ACQUISITION — compensation — assessment under s 55(a) Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 — adjoining owner premium — real material potentiality of acquired land in hands of adjoining owner — increase in market value — COMPULSORY ACQUISITION — compensation — assessment under s 55(f) Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 — increase or decrease in value of adjoining land by reason of public purpose — injurious affection claim concerning disruption to access, dust impacts and stigma — betterment claim concerning traffic efficiencies — decrease in value of adjoining land held by reason of injurious affection claim relating to disruption to access Legislation Cited: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) Roads Act 1993 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bligh Consulting Pty Ltd v Ausgrid (2016) 217 LGERA 258 Breen v Sutherland Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 15 Croghan v Hawkesbury City Council (1998) 99 LGERA 375 MMAL Rentals Pty Ltd v Bruning (2004) 63 NSWLR 167 Northern Territory v Griffiths (2019) 269 CLR 1 Raja Vyricherla Narayana Gajapatiraju v Revenue Divisional Officer, Vizagapatam (1939) AC 302 Spencer v Commonwealth (1907) 5 CLR 418 Sydney Water Corporation v Caruso (2009) 170 LGERA 298 Category: Principal judgment Parties: James Kirby Holdings Pty Limited (Applicant) Transport for New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Galasso SC and Mr L Waterson (Applicant) Ms B Tronson and Ms A Poukchanski (Respondent)