Crescent Newcastle Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council and Friends of King Edward Park Inc [2021] NSWLEC 143

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Crescent Newcastle Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council and Friends of King Edward Park Inc [2021] NSWLEC 143 Hearing dates: 15 and 19 July 2021 Date of orders: 30 November 2021 Decision date: 30 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [110] Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — Land and Environment Court — Practice and procedure — Costs — Class 1 — Specific court rules in relation to costs — Court's discretion — Proceedings discontinued or dismissed — Costs of motion Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 58, 98 Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Act 2017 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.15, 8.7, 8.15 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW), cl 50, Sch 1 cll 1, 2 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 34, 39 Land and Environment Court Rules 1996 (NSW), Pt 11 r 5 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW), r 3.7 Newcastle Development Control Plan 2012 Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012, cl 6.2 Rural Fires Act 1997 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 42.19, 49.19 Cases Cited: 278 Palmer St Pty Ltd v The Council of the City of Sydney [2020] NSWLEC 165 AT v Commissioner of Police, NSW [2010] NSWCA 131 Botany Bay City Council v Remath Investments No 6 Pty Ltd (2000) 50 NSWLR 312; [2000] NSWCA 364 Brett Hodgson v The Hills Shire Council (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 133 Chapple v Electrical Trades Union [1961] 1 WLR 1290 Community Association DP 270253 v Woollahra Municipal Council [2015] NSWCA 80; (2015) 207 LGERA 268 Council of the City of Sydney v Base Backpackers Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 63; (2015) 208 LGERA 342 Crescent Newcastle Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2020] NSWLEC 88 Denoci Pty Ltd v Liverpool City Council [2020] NSWLEC 102 Fulton Hogan Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2020] NSWLEC 169 H & W Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council [2010] NSWLEC 87 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council (2011) 81 NSWLR 638; [2011] NSWCA 349 Huajun Investments Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council [2020] NSWLEC 108 Manly Warringah Rugby Leagues Club Pty Ltd v Warringah Council [2006] NSWLEC 88 Port Stephens Council v Sansom [2007] NSWCA 299; (2007) 156 LGERA 125 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Regional Architects Pty Ltd v Coffs Harbour City Council [2021] NSWLEC 29 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2013] NSWLEC 109 South East Forests Conservation Council Inc v National Parks and Wildlife Service and State Forests of New South Wales (1993) 81 LGERA 288 Walfertan Processors Pty Ltd v Upper Hunter Shire Council (No 5) [2010] NSWLEC 109 Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (2008) 233 CLR 259; [2008] HCA 5 Weinberger v Inglis [1918] 1 Ch 133 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont, Law of Costs (3rd ed, 2013) Category: Costs Parties: Crescent Newcastle Pty Ltd (ABN 87 625 813 452) (Respondent on the Motion) Newcastle City Council (No appearance on the Motion) Friends of King Edward Park Inc (Applicant on the Motion) Representation: Counsel: A M Pickles SC (Respondent on the Motion) No appearance (No appearance on the Motion) T F Robertson SC (Applicant on the Motion)