Lahoud v Willoughby City Council [2022] NSWCA 214

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lahoud v Willoughby City Council [2022] NSWCA 214 Hearing dates: 19 October 2022 Date of orders: 21 October 2022 Decision date: 21 October 2022 Before: Ward P; Mitchelmore JA Decision: 1. Leave to appeal refused with costs. Catchwords: APPEALS — Leave to appeal — Interlocutory decision of the Land and Environment Court to refuse joinder of the Willoughby Local Planning Panel to proceedings — Whether joinder of the Panel to the judicial review proceeding was mandatory pursuant to r 59.3(4) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) (UCPR) — Whether primary judge erred in not exercising the discretion under r 6.24 of the UCPR to join the Panel as a necessary or proper party to the proceeding — Leave to appeal refused Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 2, 4, 8, 9, 20, Pt 4 Div 4.2 Environmental Planning and Assessment and Electoral Legislation Amendment (Planning Panels and Enforcement) Act 2017(NSW)) Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 49(6) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 20 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s46A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 58) Act 2013 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)rr 6, 59 Cases Cited: Be Financial Pty Ltd v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Boga v AAI Limited trading as AAMI [2022] NSWSC 560 Burwood Area Community Housing Limited v Sutherland Shire Council (2006) 146 LGERA 91; [2006] NSWLEC 313 Carolan v AMF Bowling Pty Limited [1995] NSWCA 69 Coffs Harbour City Council v Noubia Pty Limited [2022] NSWCA 32 Coulter v The Queen (1998) 164 CLR 350; [1988] HCA 3 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Hunters Hill Council v Minister for Local Government (2017) 224 LGERA 1; [2017] NSWCA 188 In re The Will of FB Gilbert (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 Jaycar Pty Ltd v Lombardo [2011] NSWCA 284 Lahoud v Willoughby City Council [2022] NSWLEC 125 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd (2018) 236 LGERA 176; [2018] NSWCA 304 News Ltd v Australian Rugby Football League Ltd (1996) 64 FCR 410; [1996] FCA 870 PE Bakers Pty Ltd v Yehuda (1988) 15 NSWLR 437 Pegang Mining Co Ltd v Choong Sam [1969] 2 MLJ 52 Polo Enterprises Australia Pty Ltd v Pinctada Hotels and Resorts Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 397 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2021] NSWCA 312 Pselletes v Randwick City Council (2009) 77 NSWLR 287; [2009] NSWCA 262 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte Hardiman (1980) 144 CLR 13; [1980] HCA 13 R v Toohey; Ex parte Attorney-General (NT) (1980) 145 CLR 374; [1980] HCA 2 Ross v Lane Cove Council (2014) 86 NSWLR 34; [2014] NSWCA 50 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597; [2017] NSWCA 206 Sinkovich v Attorney General (NSW) (2013) 85 NSWLR 783; [2013] NSWCA 383 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 State of Victoria v Sutton (1998) 195 CLR 291; [1998] HCA 56 Zelden v Sewell; Henamast Pty Ltd v Sewell [2011] NSWCA 56 Texts Cited: G Spencer Bower, AK Turner and KR Handley, The Doctrine of Res Judicata (3rd ed, 1996, Butterworths) New South Wales Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 9 August 2017 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Victor Lahoud (Applicant) Willoughby City Council (First Respondent) Helm Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Willoughby Local Planning Panel (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: TF Robertson SC with DW Robertson (Applicant) CD Norton (1st and 3rd Respondents) H Grace (2nd Respondent)