Weissflog v Community Association DP 270159 [2022] NSWSC 239

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Weissflog v Community Association DP 270159 [2022] NSWSC 239 Hearing dates: 7-9 February 2022 Date of orders: 9 March 2022 Decision date: 09 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Darke J Decision: Order to be made imposing right of carriageway over defendant's land. Catchwords: EASEMENTS – application for easement under s 88K of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) for right of carriageway – where no other practical means of vehicular access to plaintiffs' land presently exists – whether such an easement is reasonably necessary given the existence of an undeveloped Crown road – where effects of proposed easement relatively minor – whether lack of development consent for plaintiffs' use of their land as a residence and cat-breeding facility entails an absence of reasonable necessity or the existence of inconsistency with the public interest – whether discretion to impose easement should not be exercised due to plaintiffs' unreasonable conduct – whether the plaintiffs would obtain a windfall gain by imposition of an easement Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 88K Cases Cited: 117 York Street Pty Ltd v Proprietors of Strata Plan No 16123 (1998) 43 NSWLR 504 Botany Bay City Council v Pet Carriers International Pty Ltd (2013) 201 LGERA 116; [2013] NSWLEC 147 City of Canterbury v Saad (2013) 195 LGERA 329; [2013] NSWCA 251 Evans v Cornish Nominees Pty Ltd (2009) 14 BPR 27,257; [2009] NSWSC 1295 Gordon v Lever (2018) 97 NSWLR 90; [2018] NSWCA 43 Gordon v Lever (No 2) (2019) 101 NSWLR 427; [2019] NSWCA 275 Govindan-Lee v Sawkins (2016) 18 BPR 35,883; [2016] NSWSC 328 Hanny v Lewis (1998) 9 BPR 16,205 ING Bank (Aust) Ltd v O'Shea (2010) 14 BPR 27,317; [2010] NSWCA 71 Khattar v Wiese (2005) 12 BPR 23,235; [2005] NSWSC 1014 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd (2012) 16 BPR 31,257; [2012] NSWCA 445 Rainbowforce Pty Ltd v Skyton Holdings Pty Ltd (2010) 171 LGERA 286; [2010] NSWLEC 2 Shi v ABI-K Pty Ltd (2014) 87 NSWLR 568; [2014] NSWCA 293 Tout v Johnson [2021] NSWSC 1311 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nikolas Weissflog (First Plaintiff) Tamara Dunlop (Second Plaintiff) Community Association DP 270159 (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms P Lane (Plaintiffs) Mr J Lazarus SC with Mr R Sud (Defendant)