Dibb v Transport for NSW (No 2) [2024] NSWLEC 11

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dibb v Transport for NSW (No 2) [2024] NSWLEC 11 Hearing dates: Written submissions filed 8, 22 December 2023, 1 February 2024 Date of orders: 21 February 2024 Decision date: 21 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Pain J Decision: (1) The Applicants must pay the Respondent's costs of the Applicants' Notice of Motion filed on 26 May 2023 in the amount of $16,451.70 excluding GST. (2) The amount of costs payable under order 1 is to be offset against the costs otherwise payable to the Applicants as ordered in Dibb v Transport for NSW [2023] NSWLEC 114. Catchwords: COSTS – costs order made in Respondent's favour in interlocutory proceeding in compensation for compulsory acquisition claim under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) – costs in interlocutory proceedings not payable on indemnity basis Legislation Cited: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW), Pt 3 Div 4 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Cases Cited: Banno v Commonwealth (1993) 45 FCR 32 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 WLR 586 Croghan v Blacktown City Council (2019) 100 NSWLR 757; [2019] NSWCA 248 Davies v Sydney Water Corporation (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 150 Dibb v Transport for NSW [2023] NSWLEC 114 Dillon v Gosford City Council (2011) 184 LGERA 179; [2011] NSWCA 328 Favotto Family Restaurants Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 519 G&J Drivas v Sydney Metro [2023] NSWLEC 20 Krolczyk v Winner t/as J Winner Building Services [2022] NSWCA 196 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Minister for the Environment v Florence (1979) 21 SASR 108 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Serbian Cultural Club 'St Sava' Inc & Serbian Cultural Club Limited v RTA of New South Wales (No 2) (2008) NSWLEC 78 Taylor v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (2010) 175 LGERA 189; [2010] NSWLEC 153 Tweed Shire Council v Cooke (No 2) [2023] NSWLEC 98 Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2010] NSWLEC 27 Texts Cited: M2016-03 Model Litigant Policy for Civil Litigation (NSW Government, 29 June 2016) Category: Costs Parties: Transport for NSW (Applicant on motion) Raymond Joseph Dibb (First Respondent on motion) Wendy Lynn Dibb (Second Respondent on motion) Representation: Counsel: J McKelvey (Applicant on motion) R Dibb, self-represented (Respondents on motion)