Tweed Shire Council v Cooke [2023] NSWLEC 73

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tweed Shire Council v Cooke [2023] NSWLEC 73 Hearing dates: 27 – 31 March, 20, 27 June 2023 Decision date: 11 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: See below in [218]-[219]. Catchwords: CIVIL ENFORCEMENT – whether use of site for purpose of rural industry requiring development consent in rural zone for which no development consent – whether use of site for purpose of intensive plant agriculture or extensive agriculture in rural zone for which no development consent required - characterisation of activities of making, bottling and packaging of products on site using hemp plants grown on site CIVIL ENFORCEMENT – farm buildings not exempt development as fail to comply with specified separation distance and fail to comply with ridgeline control in State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (NSW) CIVIL ENFORCEMENT – declarations of unlawful use of land and buildings made – orders postponed until outcome of two Class 1 appeals known Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 1.3, 4.2, 4.4, 9.16, 9.46 Hemp Industry Act 2008 (NSW) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), s 68 Standard Instrument—Principal Local Environmental Plan (2006 EPI 155a) (NSW) State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (NSW), cl 2.32 Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2014 (NSW), cl 2.3, Cases Cited: ACR Trading Pty Ltd v Fat-Sel Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 67 Administering the Sporting Venues Authorities Act 2008 (No 4) [2011] NSWLEC 6 Ali v Liverpool City Council [2009] NSWLEC 1327 Anastasiou v Wallace [2020] NSWLEC 14 Baulkham Hills v O'Donnell (1990) 69 LGRA 404 Bob Blackmore Pty Ltd v Anson Bay Co (Australia) Pty Ltd [1990] NSWCA 25 Bonus Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Municipal Council (1954) 19 LGR 375 Botany Bay City Council v Pet Carriers International [2013] NSWLEC 147 Bronger v Greenway [2023] NSWCA 104 Cando Management and Maintenance Pty Ltd v Cumberland Council (2019) 237 LGERA 128; [2019] NSWCA 26 Chamwell Pty Limited v Strathfield Council (2007) 151 LGERA 400 El Boustani v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning Act 1979 [2011] NSWLEC 214 F Hannan Pty Ltd v Electricity Commission of New South Wales (No 3) (1985) 66 LGRA 306 Foodbarn Pty Ltd v Solicitor-General (1975) 32 LGRA 157 Great Lakes v Lani (2007) 158 LGERA 1 Hill Top Residents Action Group Inc v Minister Administering the Sporting Venues Authorities Act 2008 (No 4) [2011] NSWLEC 6 Hopkins v Quinn [2016] NSWLEC 163 Jungar Holdings Pty Ltd v Eurobodalla Shire Council (1989) 70 LGRA 79 Lizzio v Ryde Municipal Council (1983) 155 CLR 211 Peters v Manly Municipal Council [2007] NSWCA 343 Refalo v Camden Council [2021] NSWLEC 1485 Sahade v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 62022 & Ors [2006] NSWLEC 770 Scott's Provisions Stores Pty Ltd v Sydney City Council (1958) 3 LGRA 191 Sydney Seaplanes Pty Ltd v Page (2021) 393 ALR 485; (2021) 106 NSWLR 1; [2021] NSWCA 204 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335 Woollahra Municipal Council v Carr (1982) 47 LGRA 105 Texts Cited: AS3959-2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire-Prone Areas National Association of Steel-framed Housing Bushfire Standard (2014) Planning for Bushfire Protection 2006 Planning for Bushfire Protection 2019 Macquarie Dictionary on-line Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tweed Shire Council (Applicant) Dolph Cooke (First Respondent) Dark Kovac (Second Respondent, 2021/364584) Peter Anthony Van Lieshout (Third Respondent, 2021/364584) (submitting appearance) Kempcove Pty Ltd (Second Respondent, 2021/364656) (submitting appearance) Representation: Counsel: J Farrell (Applicant) C Ireland with A Jucha (First and Second Respondents)