Friends of Coila Incorporated t/as Friends of Coila v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 28

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Friends of Coila Incorporated t/as Friends of Coila v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 28 Hearing dates: 26 March 2024 Date of orders: 28 March 2024 Decision date: 28 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [76]. Catchwords: INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION: application for interim injunctive relief – no serious question to be tried – excessive delay in bringing application for injunctive relief and in commencing judicial review proceedings – whether proceedings brought in the public interest – whether the applicant should pay the respondents' costs of the application. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98 Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 1.3, 4.15, 4.55, 5.5, 6.13, 6.15, Pt 4, Div 6.4 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, r 4.2 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 42.1, 42.7, 59.9, 59.10 Cases Cited: ABC v O'Neill [2006] HCA 46; (2006) 227 CLR 57 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd [1968] HCA 1; (1968) 118 CLR 818 Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coal Mines Australia Pty Limited and Minister for Mineral Resources (No 3) [2010] NSWLEC 59; (2010) 173 LGERA 280 Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia [1986] HCA 58; 161 CLR 148 His Eminence Metropolitan Petar, Diocesan Bishop of the Macedonian Orthodox Church of Australia and New Zealand v The Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Incorporated (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 142 Kolback Securities Ltd v Epoch Mining NL (1987) 8 NSWLR 533 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534 Mundi v Hesse [2018] NSWSC 1548 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Pages Property Investments Pty Ltd v Boros [2019] NSWSC 1778 Palm Beach Protection Incorporated v Northern Beaches Council [2020] NSWLEC 156 Seek Justice Pty Ltd v Blue Mountains City Council [2021] NSWLEC 42 South East Forest Rescue Incorporated INC9894030 v Forestry Corporation of New South Wales [2024] NSWLEC 7 South East Forest Rescue Incorporated v Forestry Corporation of New South Wales [2024] NSWCA 64 Tegra (NSW) Pty Ltd v Gundagai Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 806; (2007) 160 LGERA 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Friends of Coila Incorporated trading as Friends of Coila (Applicant) Eurobodalla Shire Council (First Respondent) McCloy Tuross Heads Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Vuu, E (Applicant) Reid, J (First Respondent) Hutton SC, J with Koikas, C (Second Respondent)