Cameron v Woollahra Municipal Council [2024] NSWCA 216

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cameron v Woollahra Municipal Council [2024] NSWCA 216 Hearing dates: 3 July 2024 Date of orders: 3 September 2024 Decision date: 03 September 2024 Before: Payne JA at [1]; White JA at [183]; Price AJA at [184]. Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) Appellants to pay the first respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Time — Extension of time to commence judicial review proceedings ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Whether reviewable decision — Jurisdictional error — where decision to issue a construction certificate legally unreasonable ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — Consent — Conditions — Construction certificate — plans and specifications or standards of building work or subdivision work specified in the certificate are not consistent with the development consent – effect of decision in Burwood Council v Ralan Burwood Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] NSWCA 404 in circumstances where jurisdictional error has been established Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 32A Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8, 4.16, 4.17, 4.28, 4.31, 4.55, 4.59, 6.32, 6.33, 9.44, 9.45, 9.46 Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021 (NSW) cll 7, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) cl 145 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) ss 20, 58 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) ss 69, 71 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 59.10 Cases Cited: Al Maha Pty Ltd v Huajun Investments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 245 Attorney-General for the States of New South Wales v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1; [1990] HCA 21 Avon Downs Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1949) 78 CLR 353 Bankstown City Council v Ramahi [2015] NSWLEC 74 Bankstown City Council v Ramahi (No 2) [2016] NSWLEC 34 Baxter v New South Wales Clickers' Association (1909) 10 CLR 114 Bunderra Holdings Pty Ltd v Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter Pty Ltd (subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) (2017) 96 NSWLR 434; [2017] NSWCA 263 Burwood Council v Ralan Burwood Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] NSWCA 404 Ceerose Pty Ltd v A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd (2023) 112 NSWLR 225; [2023] NSWCA 215 Central Coast Council v 40 Gindurra Road Somersby Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 171 Clancy v Director of Public Prosecutions [2018] NSWCA 102 Commissioner of Taxation v Futuris Corporation Limited (2008) 237 CLR 146; [2008] HCA 32 Community Housing Limited v Clarence Valley Council (2015) 90 NSWLR 292; [2015] NSWCA 327 Corowa v Geographe Point Pty Ltd & Anor [2007] NSWLEC 121 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission (2000) 199 CLR 135; [2000] HCA 5 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 34 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jadwan Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Health and Aged Care (2003) 145 FCR 1; [2003] FCAFC 288 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Kruger v The Commonwealth (1997) 190 CLR 1; [1997] HCA 27 Lesnewski v Mosman Municipal Council [2005] NSWCA 99 Masi-Haini v Minister for Home Affairs (2023) 298 FCR 277; [2023] FCAFC 126 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI (2009) 83 ALJR 1123; [2009] HCA 39 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611; [2010] HCA 16 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597; [2002] HCA 11 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611; [1999] HCA 21 Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v Moorcroft (2021) 273 CLR 21; [2021] HCA 19 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 304 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2021) 273 CLR 506; [2021] HCA 17 New South Wales v Kable (2013) 252 CLR 118; [2013] HCA 26 Oakey Coal Action Alliance Inc v New Acland Coal Pty Ltd (2021) 272 CLR 33; [2021] HCA 2 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Sader v Elgammal [2022] NSWLEC 107 Settlers Estate Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [2021] NSWCA 13 Smith v Wyong Shire Council [2003] NSWCA 322 The Hills Shire Council v Drenovac [2022] NSWLEC 139 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) (2007) 71 NSWLR 61; [2007] NSWCA 369 Toth v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 133 Trives v Hornsby Shire Council (2015) 89 NSWLR 268; [2015] NSWCA 158 Texts Cited: J Kirk SC, 'The Concept of Jurisdictional Error' in Key Issues in Judicial Review (Neil Williams SC ed, Federation Press, 2014) M Aronson, M Groves and G Weeks, Judicial Review of Administrative Action and Government Liability (Thomson Reuters, 6th ed, 2017) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrew Cameron (first appellant) Vanessa Green (second appellant) Woollahra Municipal Council (first respondent) Paul Aramini (second respondent) Representation: Counsel: