JEA Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd v Registrar-General of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 85

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: JEA Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd v Registrar-General of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 85 Hearing dates: 1 and 2 August 2023 Date of orders: 13 February 2024 Decision date: 13 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Richmond J Decision: Parties to bring in short minutes of order to reflect these reasons. Catchwords: LAND LAW — Torrens title — compensation for loss of interest in land — Torrens assurance fund — causation of loss LAND LAW — Torrens title — exceptions to indefeasibility — omitted or misdescribed easement ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — environmental planning instruments — local environment plan — inconsistent with terms of easement VALUATION — value — development potential Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Liverpool Local Environmental Plan 2008 Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Chandra v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd [2008] NSWSC 178 Christopoulos v Angelos (1996) 41 NSWLR 700. Commissioner of State Revenue v Placer Dome Inc (2018) 265 CLR 585; [2018] HCA 59 Commissioner of Taxes (Qld) v Camphin (1937) 57 CLR 127 Coshott v Ludwig (1997) 8 BPR 15,519 Cracknell and Lonergan Pty Limited v Council of the City of Sydney (2007) 155 LGERA 291; [2007] NSWLEC 392 Electricity Commission of New South Wales v Arrow (1994) 85 LGERA 418 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Cooling (1990) 22 FCR 42 Glensaugh Pty Ltd v Registrar-General [2001] NSWSC 1114 Hepples v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1992) 173 CLR 492 Jea Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd v Registrar-General of NSW [2013] NSWSC 587 Kirby v Inspector of Taxes, Thorn EMI Plc [1988] 1 WLR 445 Kirkland v Quinross Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 286 Lancu v Registrar-General [2019] NSWSC 568 March v E&MH Stramare Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506 Midland Brick Co Pty Ltd v Welsh (2006) 32 WAR 287; [2006] WASC 122 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 445 Natva Developments Pty Ltd v McDonald Bros Pty Ltd (2004) 12 BPR 98097; [2004] NSWSC 777 Northside Development Pty Ltd v Registrar-General (1987) 11 ACLR 513 Parker v Registrar-General [1977] 1 NSWLR 22 Pedulla v Panetta No 2 [2011] NSWSC 1533 Perpetual Trustees (Victoria) v Cipri [2009] NSWSC 335 Registrar of Titles (WA) v Spencer (1909) 9 CLR 641 Registrar-General of New South Wales v Jea Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd (2015) 88 NSWLR 321; [2015] NSWCA 74 Registrar-General v Behn [1980] 1 NSWLR 589 Registrar-General v Cleaver (1996) 41 NSWLR 713 Ryan v Sutherland [2011] NSWSC 1397 Spencer v The Commonwealth (1907) 5 CLR 418 William Lloyd Carey-Evans and Jennifer Anne Quist as Executors of the Estate of Robert Rufus Carey-Evans v Wenhao Wu [2022] NSWLEC 144 Texts Cited: Bradbrook & Neave, Easements and Restrictive Covenants in Australia (3rd Ed, 2011) Category: Principal judgment Parties: JEA Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Registrar-General of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Ashurst SC and D L Warren (Plaintiff) P Walsh (Defendant)