Winten (No 21) Pty Ltd v Lake Macquarie City Council [2024] NSWLEC 24

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Winten (No 21) Pty Ltd v Lake Macquarie City Council [2024] NSWLEC 24 Hearing dates: 29 February 2024 Date of orders: 22 March 2024 Decision date: 22 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pain J Decision: The Court orders that: (1) Newcastle City Council notice of motion dated 7 December 2023 is dismissed. (2) Each party pay their own costs of the notices of motion dated 7 December 2023 and 17 January 2024. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – construction and operation of s 8.5(7) of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) enabling withdrawal of Class 1 appeal following grant of development consent as result of review – joinder of third party has no effect on application of section to applicant and consent authority Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 1.3, 4.5, 8.1, 8.3, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.11, 8.13, 8.14, 8.15, 39A Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 2017 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 33 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Amendment Act 2002 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW), r 3.7 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 12.1 Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Review (NT) (2009) 239 CLR 27; [2009] HCA 41 Australian International Academy of Education Inc v Hills Shire Council [2011] NSWLEC 208 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297; [1981] HCA 26 House of Peace Pty Ltd v Bankstown City Council (2000) 48 NSWLR 498; [2000] NSWCA 44 Lake Macquarie City Council v Luka (1999) 106 LGERA 94; [1999] NSWCA 447 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Re Culleton (No 2) (2017) 263 CLR 176; [2017] HCA 4 Roden v Bandora Holdings Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 191 Sterling Engineering Co Ltd v Patchett [1955] AC 534 Sydney Seaplanes Pty Ltd v Page (2021) 106 NSWLR 1; [2021] NSWCA 204 Taylor v The Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 Texts Cited: Oxford English Dictionary, online ed, March 2024 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Winten (No 21) Pty Ltd (Applicant) Lake Macquarie City Council (Respondent) Newcastle City Council (Interested Party) Representation: Counsel: J Lazarus SC (Applicant) N/A (Respondent) Dr S Smith (Interested Party)