Boensch v Parramatta City Council [2022] NSWLEC 78

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Boensch v Parramatta City Council [2022] NSWLEC 78 Hearing dates: 14 April 2022 Date of orders: 28 June 2022 Decision date: 28 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [56] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Registrars — Review of Registrar's decision — Motion to set aside Registrar's decision on costs — Motion dismissed COSTS — Party/Party — Specific court rules in relation to costs — Class 2 proceedings — Presumptive rule that each party pays its own costs — Whether order for costs fair and reasonable — No order as to costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 56A Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW), r 3.7 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), s 124 Roads Act 1993 (NSW) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 42.1, 49.19 Cases Cited: Arden Anglican School v Hornsby Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 103; (2008) 158 LGERA 224 Benyon v City of Canada Bay Council [2021] NSWLEC 122 Boensch v City of Parramatta Council [2020] NSWLEC 163 Boensch v City of Parramatta Council (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 1381 Christophers v Roads and Maritime Services [2016] NSWLEC 11 Community Association DP270253 v Woollahra Municipal Council [2015] NSWCA 80; (2015) 207 LGERA 268 DJ Singh v DH Singh [2017] NSWCA 234 Dunford v Gosford City Council (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 96 DVCI Pty Ltd v City of Parramatta Council [2020] NSWLEC 31 Edwards v Allmen Engineering Pty Ltd [1995] NSWCA 138 Grant v Kiama Municipal Council [2006] NSWLEC 70 Groeneveld v Wollongong City Council [2009] NSWLEC 149; (2009) 168 LGERA 260 Liverpool City Council v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Limited; Benedict Industries Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning (No 4) [2017] NSWLEC 116 Nola Demuth v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2021] NSWLEC 10 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Category: Costs Parties: Franz Boensch (Applicant) Parramatta City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Franz Boensch, self-represented (Applicant) C Campbell, solicitor (Respondent)