Hassarati v City of Canada Bay Council [2023] NSWLEC 1740

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hassarati v City of Canada Bay Council [2023] NSWLEC 1740 Hearing dates: 14 November 2023 Date of orders: 4 December 2023 Decision date: 04 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Senior Deputy Registrar Holm Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The notice of motion filed 3 November 2023 is dismissed. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – joinder of neighbour to a residential development appeal – whether issues raised would be sufficiently addressed – application dismissed Legislation Cited: Canada Bay Local Environmental Plan 2013 Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 56 Dividing Fences Act 1991, s 14 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, s 8.15 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 34AA, 38 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Pt 6.3, ss 6.32, 6.28 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 6.24 Cases Cited: Azzure-Blacktown Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2009] NSWLEC 63 Campbell Taylor v Council of the Municipality of Woollahra [2022] NSWLEC 96 Cassar v Northern Beaches Council [2023] NSWLEC 1588 Jon Garling v Northern Beaches Council [2002] NSWLEC 102 Lannan v Inner West Council [2020] NSWLEC 20 Mirvac Projects Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council (2007) 151 LGERA 394; [2007] NSWLEC 113 Morrison Design Partnership Pty Ltd v North Sydney Municipal Council and Director-General of the Department of Planning (2007) 159 LGERA 361; [2007] NSWLEC 802 Pegang Mining Co Ltd v Choong Sam [1969] 2 MLJ 52 Tenacity Consulting v Warringah Council (2004) 134 LGERA 23; [2004] NSWLEC 140 Texts Cited: Canada Bay Development Control Plan Land and Environment Court Practice Note – Class 1 Residential Development Appeals NSW Department of Planning, Sydney Harbour Foreshores and Waterways Area Development Control Plan, September 2005 Category: Principal judgment Parties: George Touma (Applicant on the notice of motion) Joseph Napoleon Hassarati (Applicant) City of Canada Bay Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T To (Counsel) (Applicant on the notice of motion) J Li (Counsel) (Applicant) E Keogh (Solicitor) (Respondent)