Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd v Lord [2022] NSWCA 271

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd v Lord [2022] NSWCA 271 Hearing dates: 23 September 2022 Date of orders: 16 December 2022 Decision date: 16 December 2022 Before: Ward P at [1]; Mitchelmore JA at [173]; Kirk JA at [174] Decision: 1. Appeal allowed in part. 2. Remit the matter to Duggan J on the question of quantification of the compensation payable by the appellants for the compensable losses identified at [43] and [44]-[46] of the primary judgment. 3. Costs of the appeal be reserved. 4. Direct the parties to file brief written submissions as to costs by 3 February 2023, with any brief reply to the other parties' submissions on costs by 10 February 2023 with a view to the issue of costs being dealt with on the papers. Catchwords: ENERGY AND RESOURCES — Mining — Exploration — Licence — Rights — Land access — Where appellants hold Exploration Licences covering land forming part of Thackaringa Station, upon which respondents perform sheep farming — Where title to Thackaringa Station is comprised of freehold and leasehold titles, the leasehold being Crown leases permitting use of the surface of the land for grazing only — Where Exploration Licences held over Crown leasehold land only — Where appellants applied pursuant to s 140 of the Mining Act 1992 (NSW) for access arrangement — Where respondents applied for review of arbitrator's decision pursuant to s 155 of the Mining Act 1992 (NSW) ENERGY AND RESOURCES — Mining — Exploration — Licence — Compensation — Heads of compensable loss APPEALS — Procedural fairness — Failure to give reasons — Adequacy of reasons APPEALS — From finding of fact — No evidence Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 33, 38, 39, 56, 57, 148 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) Mining Act 1992 (NSW), ss 155, 140, 141, 143, 148, 262, 272, Pt 5, Pt 8 Div 2, Pt 13 Div 1 Mining Regulation 2016 (NSW) Western Lands Act 1901 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexandria Landfill Pty Ltd v Transport for New South Wales (2020) 103 NSWLR 479; [2020] NSWCA 165 Aloi Holdings Pty Ltd v John Nominees Pty Ltd [2019] WASC 270 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 Beale v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Bisley Investment Corporation v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1982) 40 ALR 233 Botany Bay City Council v Farnworth Holdings Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 157 Brimbella Pty Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council (1985) 79 LGERA 367 Caratti v Mammoth Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] WASCA 6 Chaina v Alvaro Homes Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 353 Cypressvale Pty Ltd v Retail Shop Leases Tribunal [1996] 2 Qd R 262 Dadashy v Scholte [2021] VSC 246 David Anthony Lord v Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd [2021] NSWLEC 126 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337; [2000] HCA 63 Flannery v Halifax Estate Agencies Ltd [2000] 1 All ER 373 Hassoun v Wesfarmers General Insurance Ltd t/a Lumley General [2015] NSWCA 233 Husband v Public Guardian [2016] NSWSC 1720 Lord v Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd [2021] NSWLEC 126 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 McKay v Commissioner of Main Roads [2013] WASCA 135 Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls (2011) 244 CLR 427; [2011] HCA 48 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng (2001) 205 CLR 507; [2001] HCA 17 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Wang (2003) 215 CLR 518; [2003] HCA 11 Moylan v Nutrasweet Co [2000] NSWCA 337 New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Orr (2019) 100 NSWLR 578; [2019] NSWCA 231 Northern NSW FM Pty Ltd v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1990) 26 FCR 39 Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd (2003) 77 ALJR 768; [2003] HCA 10 Public Service Board of New South Wales v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656 Re Association of Architects of Australia; Ex parte Municipal Officers Association of Australia (1989) 63 ALJR 298 Resource Pacific Pty Ltd v Wilkinson [2013] NSWCA 33 Rosane Pty Ltd v Clarke (2009) 3 ARLR 123; [2009] NSWLEC 1282 Seltsam Pty Ltd v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Strbak v Newton [1989] NSWCA 202 Supple v Building Appeals Board [2015] VSC 83 Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568; [1989] HCA 44 Valuer-General v Perilya Broken Hill Ltd (2013) 195 LGERA 416; [2013] NSWCA 265 Wainohu v New South Wales (2011) 243 CLR 181; [2011] HCA 24 Webb v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 41; [1994] HCA 30 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd (First Appellant) Cobalt Blue Holdings Ltd (Second Appellant) David Anthony Lord (First Respondent) John Montgomery Lord (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Hemmings SC with J Reid (Appellants) CL Lenehan SC with PM Lane (Respondent) Solicitors: Lander & Rogers (Appellants) Harris Freidman Lawyers (Respondents) File Number(s): 2021/00348680 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Land and Environment Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Class 8 Citation: [2021] NSWLEC 126 Date of Decision: 12 November 2021 Before: Duggan J File Number(s): 2021/256624