May v Northern Beaches Council and Anor (No 2) [2023] NSWLEC 7

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: May v Northern Beaches Council and Anor (No 2) [2023] NSWLEC 7 Hearing dates: 13 April 2022 Date of orders: 14 February 2023 Decision date: 14 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [140] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Applications seeking summary dismissal or strike out of proceedings — Application to file judicial review out of time — Jurisdictional error not established — Motion granted in that summons dismissed — PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — leave granted to further amend summons clarifying civil enforcement claims Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.55, 4.59, 8.7, 8.8 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cll 55, 100, 124, 146 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 31 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Pittwater Local Environmental Plan 2014, cll 4.6, 7.1, 7.2 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 59.4, 59.10 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 AQC Dartbrook Management Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning and Public Spaces (2021) 105 NSWLR 152; [2021] NSWCA 112 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales; Batistatos v Newcastle City Council (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Blacktown City Council v Ramahi [2015] NSWLEC 74 Dennis v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2008] NSWCA 37 Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council [2021] NSWSC 225 Edwards v Allmen Engineering Pty Ltd [1995] NSWCA 138 F Hannan (Properties) Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney [2011] NSWLEC 44 Gardner v Dairy Industry Authority of New South Wales (1977) 18 ALR 55 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council (2011) 81 NSWLR 638; [2011] NSWCA 349 In the matter of Brianine Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 203 Intrapac Skennars Head Pty Ltd v Ballina Shire Council [2021] NSWLEC 83 Katter v Melhem (2015) 90 NSWLR 164; [2015] NSWCA 213 Lo v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2013) 85 NSWLR 86; [2013] NSWCA 180 Lucantonio v Benscrape Pty Ltd [2020] NSWWC 579 May v Northern Beaches Council [2022] NSWLEC 154 McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZNPG (2010) 115 ALD 303; [2010] FCAFC 51 Paul Ernest Simmons v Protective Commissioner of NSW [2012] NSWSC 455 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte AALA (2000) 204 CLR 82; [2000] HCA 57 Shaw v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Simmons v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2014] NSWCA 405 Stanley v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2021) 107 NSWLR 1; [2021] NSWCA 337 Ugur v Attorney General NSW [2019] NSWCA 86 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598; [1993] HCA 57 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Stephen May (Applicant) Northern Beaches Council (First Respondent) Paul Wilhelm (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S May, self-represented (Applicant) J Ede, solicitor (First Respondent) M Harker (Second Respondent)