Stanley v The Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 [2022] NSWLEC 1715

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stanley v The Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 [2022] NSWLEC 1715 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 16 March 2022; 26 April 2022; 3 May 2022; agreement filed on 16 December 2022 Date of orders: 21 December 2022 Decision date: 21 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dixon SC Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Water Supply Works Approval Application A027199 for the existing dam at 150 Berry Farm Road, Upper Corindi NSW and 333 Sherwood Road, Upper Corindi NSW is approved in accordance with section 95 of the Water Management Act 2000, for a period of 10 years, subject to the terms and conditions outlined in Annexure A. Catchwords: APPEAL – water supply work approval – Water Management Act 2000 s 368 – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 34 Water Management Act 2000, ss 5, 52, 90, 95, 97, 368 Texts Cited: Water Sharing Plan for the Coffs Harbour Area Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2022 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alan Bruce Stanley (First Applicant) Ingrid Schmidt (Second Applicant) Balvinder Kaur Virk (Third Applicant) Harpal Singh Virk (Fourth Applicant) Harbhajan Singh Husna (Fifth Applicant) Jaswant Kaur Husna (Sixth Applicant) Rajan Singh Husna (Seventh Applicant) Sarabjeet Kaur Husna (Eighth Applicant) The Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Horton (Solicitor) (Applicants) B Warry (Solicitor) (Respondent)