Harris v The Minister for Water, Property and Housing, (The Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000) [2021] NSWLEC 1741

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Harris v The Minister for Water, Property and Housing, (The Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000) [2021] NSWLEC 1741 Hearing dates: Conciliation conferences on 15 October 2021; 1 & 8 November 2021 Date of orders: 03 December 2021 Decision date: 03 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dixon SC Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) The Stop Work Order issued to Peter James Harris dated 18 June 2021 at Annexure A is amended so as to accord with the Revised Stop Work Order at Annexure C. (3) The Stop Work Order issued to Justin Timmins at Annexure B is amended so as to accord with the Revised Stop Work Order at Annexure D. Catchwords: APPEAL – Water Management Act 2000 – stop work order – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 34, 39 Water Management Act 2000, ss 327, 368 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter James Harris (First Applicant) Justin Timmins (Second Applicant) The Minister for Water, Property and Housing, (The Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: N Archer (Solicitor) (Applicants) N Forrest (Solicitor) (Respondent)

Solicitors: Horton Rhodes (Applicants) Department of Planning, Industry & Environment (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/192291 Publication restriction: Nil