Rodney Duarte v Waverley Council [2022] NSWLEC 53

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rodney Duarte v Waverley Council [2022] NSWLEC 53 Hearing dates: 5 May 2022 Date of orders: 9 May 2022 Decision date: 09 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [64]. Catchwords: PROCEDURE: application for expedition – application for injunctive relief – application for removal of indoor ducted air conditioning unit – application for dismissal – legal principles – failure to join all necessary parties to the proceedings – no jurisdiction to determine claims – no reasonable causes of action disclosed – expedition refused – proceedings dismissed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 56, 61 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Sch 5 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 5, 16(1A), 20 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 Local Court Act 2007 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Ombudsman Act 1974 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, ss 268, 276 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 2.1, 13.4(1), 59.10 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Batistados v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Hislop [2019] NSWCA 302 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council [2021] NSWSC 225 Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2013] NSWLEC 116 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Gracewood Australia Pty Ltd v State Water Corporation [2008] NSWLEC 292 Greetings Oxford Koala Hotel Pty Ltd v Oxford Square Investments Pty Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 33 McDonald v Grech [2012] NSWSC 717 Northern Territory v Sangare (2019) 265 CLR 164; [2019] HCA 25 NSW Commissioner of Police v Rabbits Eat Lettuce Pty Ltd (2019) 371 ALR 719; [2019] NSWCA 182 RD Miller Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services NSW [2019] NSWLEC 129 RD Miller Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services NSW (2020) 103 NSWLR 234; [2020] NSWCA 241 Ryde City Council v Echt (2000) 107 LGERA 317; [2000] NSWCA 108 Shaw v New South Wales (2012) 219 IR 87; [2012] NSWCA 102 Spencer v Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd v Visser [2022] NSWCA 35 Ugur v Attorney General for New South Wales [2019] NSWCA 86 Webster v Lampard (1993) 117 CLR 598; [1993] HCA 57 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rodney Duarte (Applicant) Waverley Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Duarte (Litigant in person) (Applicant) J Ede (Solicitor) (Respondent)