Joseph v Kiama Municipal Council and Ors [2023] NSWLEC 148

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Joseph v Kiama Municipal Council and Ors [2023] NSWLEC 148 Hearing dates: 02 November 2023 Date of orders: 22 December 2023 Decision date: 22 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [107] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Notice of Motion seeking summary dismissal or strike out of proceedings — Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4 and 14.28 — No reasonable cause of action disclosed — Summons dismissed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Leave granted to replead a limited number of claims Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.1, 14.28 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564; [1992] HCA 10 Calardu Penrith Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [2010] NSWLEC 50 Ebner v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337; [2000] HCA 63 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Global Partners Fund Limited v Babcock & Brown Limited (In Liquidation) [2010] NSWSC 270; (2010) 267 ALR 144 Hot Holdings Pty Ltd v Creasy (2002) 210 CLR 438; [2002] HCA 51 Joseph v Spencer (No 7) [2022] NSWLEC 1085 Laws v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1990) 170 CLR 70; [1990] HCA 31 Lucantonio v Benscrape Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 579 McGovern v Ku-Ring-Gai Council (2008) 72 NSWLR 504; [2008] NSWCA 209 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia (2001) 205 CLR 507; [2001] HCA 17 Northam v Favelle Favco Holdings Pty Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), Bryson J, 7 March 1995, unrep) O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 71 Pancontinental Mining Ltd v Posgold Investments Pty Ltd (1994) 121 ALR 405 Paul Ernest Simmons v Protective Commissioner of NSW also known as NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 455 Shaw v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Simmons v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2014] NSWCA 405 South Australia v O'Shea (1987) 163 CLR 378; [1987] HCA 39 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Michael John Joseph (Respondent on the Motion) Kiama Municipal Council (Applicant on the Motion) Ricardo Spencer Jennifer Spencer John Leftwich Representation: Counsel: M J Joseph, self-represented (Respondent on the Motion) C R Ireland (Applicant on the Motion)