The Owners of Strata Plan 78825 v Northern Beaches Council [2024] NSWLEC 12

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners of Strata Plan 78825 v Northern Beaches Council [2024] NSWLEC 12 Hearing dates: 21 February 2024 Date of orders: 22 February 2024 Decision date: 22 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Pain J Decision: See below in [52] Catchwords: JURISDICTION – partial strike out of Class 2 application as court lacks jurisdiction to consider breach of duty of care to provide support for land under s 177 of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – premature application for compensation under s 181 of Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) struck out PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – no transfer of proceeding to Supreme Court of NSW Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 177 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 149B, 149D, 149E Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 5B Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), ss 35, 36E, 36J, 59A, 124, 180, 181 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: Dolton v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2020] NSWLEC 141 Kosic v Queanbeyan City Council (Land and Environment Court, 26 November 1993, unrep) Lawrence v Inner West Council [2019] NSWLEC 46 N Stephenson Pty Ltd v RTA of NSW (1994) 83 LGERA 248 NA & J Investments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering Water Management Act 2000 (2011) 181 LGERA 166; [2011] NSWLEC 51 National Parks and Wildlife Service v Stables Perisher Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 573 NTL Australia Pty Ltd v Minister for Land and Water Conservation (2001) 112 LGERA 403; [2001] NSWLEC 5 Van Tonder v Hodgkinson [2012] NSWLEC 86 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Strata Plan 78825 (Applicant on motion 002, Respondent on motion 003) Northern Beaches Council (Respondent on motion 002, Application on motion 003) Representation: Counsel: C. Blackwell (Applicant on motion 002, Respondent on motion 003) D. Robertson (Respondent on motion 002, Application on motion 003)