Bruckner v Coffs Harbour City Council [2022] NSWSC 1540

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bruckner v Coffs Harbour City Council [2022] NSWSC 1540 Hearing dates: 27 October 2022 Date of orders: 27 October 2022 Decision date: 27 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Chen J Decision: (1) The Notice of Motion dated 7 September 2022 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiffs pay the defendants' costs of and incidental to the Notice of Motion dated 7 September 2022. (3) The further Amended Summons be listed for directions before the Registrar on 21 November 2022. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Remedies – Discretionary factors ANIMALS – Companion animals – Dogs – Dangerous dogs CIVIL PROCEDURE – Commencement of proceedings – Summons – Form and content LOCAL GOVERNMENT – Legal proceedings – Judicial review – Judicial review of council decisions – interlocutory injunction sought by plaintiff Legislation Cited: Companion Animals Act 1998 (NSW) Companion Animals Regulation 2018 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Appleton Papers Inc v Tomasetti Paper Pty Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 208 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 77 ALJR 1088; [2003] HCA 26 Hossain v Minster for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 34 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA (2019) 264 CLR 421; [2019] HCA 3 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2021) 390 ALR 590; [2021] HCA 17 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (1998) 195 CLR 1; [1998] HCA 30 Tooth & Co Ltd v Council of City of Parramatta (1955) 97 CLR 492 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Paul Bruckner (Plaintiff) Coffs Harbour City Council (Defendant) Representation: Solicitors: Mr Adamson (Plaintiff) Mr Tassell (Defendant) File Number(s): 2022/243523