Aversa v Transport for New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 277

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Aversa v Transport for New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 277 Hearing dates: 25 February 2022 Date of orders: 16 March 2022 Decision date: 16 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Parker J Decision: See [113]-[114] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – notice to produce – subterranean land compulsorily subdivided off and resumed for toll road tunnel – subdivision allegedly procured by fraud – use of land allegedly a trespass – measure of damages – relevance of advice to government on sale of toll road to private consortium CIVIL PROCEDURE – public interest immunity – cabinet submissions – documents annexed to cabinet submissions – public interest in production – public interest in secrecy – immunity claim upheld – costs Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919, s 195C Evidence Act 1995, ss 130, 131A Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991, s 62 Real Property Act 1900, ss 120, 129 Roads Act 1993, ss 9, 52 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 33.11 Cases Cited: Aversa v Roads and Maritime Services [2021] NSWSC 1047 Bulli Coal Mining Co v Osborne [1899] AC 351 Cappello v Roads and Maritime Services (2019) 100 NSWLR 259 Commonwealth v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2000) 98 FCR 3 Commonwealth v Northern Land Council (1993) 176 CLR 604 Deposit & Investment Co Ltd (Receivers Appointed) v Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co (1996) 39 NSWLR 267 Egan v Chadwick (1996) 46 NSWLR 563 Foyster v Foyster Holdings [2003] NSWSC 881 Jegon v Vivian (1871) LR 6 Ch App 742 Ku-ring-gai Council v West (2017) 95 NSWLR 1 Livingstone v Rawyards Coal Co (1880) 5 App Cas 25 LJP Investments Pty Ltd v Howard Chia Investments Pty Ltd (1989) 24 NSWLR 490 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1 State of New South Wales v Public Transport Ticketing Corporation [2011] NSWCA 60 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Motion filed 11 October 2021 Transport for New South Wales (Applicant/First Defendant) Rosario Aversa (First Respondent/Plaintiff) Antonia Aversa (Second Respondent/Plaintiff)