Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Land Management Act – ‘Gosford 1 & 2’ [2022] NSWLEC 68

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Land Management Act – 'Gosford 1 & 2' [2022] NSWLEC 68 Hearing dates: 14-17 February 2022 Date of orders: See [292] Decision date: 07 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Pain J Decision: See [250], [288] Catchwords: ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS – whether land needed or likely to be needed for essential public purpose at the date of claim of provision of supported employment for disabled persons in workshop located on the land ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS – whether land needed or likely to be needed for essential public purpose at the date of claim of use as driveway to access workshop for supported employment for disabled persons Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), ss 3, 36 Associations Incorporation Act 1984 (NSW), ss 7, 11, 19 Charities Act 2013 (Cth) Crown Lands Act 1989 (NSW), ss 3, 80, 87, Pt 5 Div 3 Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 (NSW), s 28 Crown Lands Management Act 2016 (NSW) Disability Services Act 1986 (Cth), s7, Pt II Div 2A Encroachment of Lands Act 1922 (NSW) Forestry Act 1916 (NSW) Handicapped Persons Assistance Act 1974 (Cth), s 5 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 33 National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth) Public Trusts Act 1897 (NSW) Statute of Elizabeth 43 Eliz I c 4 (Charitable Uses Act 1601) Cases Cited: New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2012) 190 LGERA 171; [2012] NSWLEC 174 Batemans Bay Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2007] NSWLEC 800 Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2013) 199 LGERA 372; [2013] NSWLEC 216 Commissioners for Special Purposes of Income Tax v Pemsel [1891] 1 AC 531 Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2006) 149 LGERA 162; [2006] NSWLEC 180 Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2012) 211 LGERA 100; [2012] NSWLEC 68 Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister administering the Crown Lands Act (1997) 95 LGERA 353; [1997] NSWLEC 95 Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 188 La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (1991) 74 LGRA 176 Minister Administering Crown Lands Act v Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council (2009) 168 LGERA 71; [2009] NSWCA 289 Minister Administering Crown Lands Act v NSW Aboriginal Land Council (2009) 171 LGERA 56; [2009] NSWCA 352 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (1998) 43 NSWLR 249 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council [No 2] (2001) 50 NSWLR 665; [2001] NSWCA 28 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council & Anor v Minister Administering Crown Lands Consolidation Act & Ors [1988] NSWLEC 32 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2016) 260 CLR 232; [2016] HCA 50 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands (Consolidation) Act and the Western Lands Act (1988) 14 NSWLR 685 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering Crown Lands Act (2014) 204 LGERA 1; [2014] NSWLEC 72 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (Nelson Bay) (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 145 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 13 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Natural Resources (1986) 59 LGRA 318 Sydney Seaplanes Pty Ltd v Page (2021) 106 NSWLR 1; [2021] NSWCA 204 Taylor v The Owners - Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering Crown Lands (Consolidation) Act (1990) 72 LGRA 177 Wanaruah Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2001) 113 LGERA 163; [2001] NSWLEC 20 Texts Cited: Gino Dal Pont, Law of Charity, (2nd Ed, 2016, LexisNexis) Herzfeld and Prince, Interpretation (2nd ed, 2020, Thompson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (Applicant) Minister Administering the Crown Land Management Act (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Pritchard SC (Applicant) A Lyons (Respondent)