oOh!media Fly Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW [2024] NSWCA 200

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: oOh!media Fly Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW [2024] NSWCA 200 Hearing dates: 24 May 2024 Date of orders: 15 August 2024 Decision date: 15 August 2024 Before: Leeming JA at [1]; Kirk JA at [2]; Adamson JA at [98] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) Appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: VALUATION – Compensation for compulsory acquisition of strip of land used for road to Sydney Airport – Market value – Procedural fairness in rejecting valuation method proposed – Notice of basis of rejection – Issue raised both in submissions and on the facts – Running commentary on submissions not required VALUATION – Market value – Statutory disregard of change in value caused by public purpose – Challenge partly overtaken by subsequent case law – No disregard for change in value resulting from owner's free choice due to suspected acquisition VALUATION – Special value and disturbance – Tax gross up – Issue not raised – No basis for criticism for failing to give reasons with respect to claim not made APPEALS – Jurisdiction of appellate court – Appeal from Land and Environment Court – Question of law – Claimed constructive failure to exercise jurisdiction to make allowance for potentialities – Matter not put as part of appellant's case below – Complex factual issue necessitating further evidence – No constructive failure – In substance appellant had been seeking to reopen its case Legislation Cited: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW), s 4(1), Pt 3 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 57(1) Roads Act 1993 (NSW) Cases Cited: BBS15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 61; (2017) 248 FCR 159 Coffs Harbour City Council v Noubia Pty Limited [2022] NSWCA 32 Coffs Harbour City Council v Noubia Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 19 G & J Drivas Pty Ltd v Sydney Metro [2024] HCASL 162 G&J Drivas Pty Ltd v Sydney Metro [2023] NSWLEC 20 Kudrynski v Orange City Council [2024] NSWCA 33 LPDT v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2024] HCA 12; (2024) 98 ALJR 610 Medical Council of New South Wales v Mooney [2024] NSWCA 180 Melino v Roads and Maritime Services [2018] NSWCA 251; (2018) 98 NSWLR 625 Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Mosca [2006] NSWCA 159; (2006) 146 LGERA 335 Sydney Metro v G&J Drivas Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 5; (2024) 258 LGERA 197 Sydney Water Corp v Caruso [2009] NSWCA 391; (2009) 170 LGERA 298 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] HCA 63; (2006) 228 CLR 152 VAW (Kurri Kurri) Pty Ltd v Scientific Committee [2003] NSWCA 297; (2003) 58 NSWLR 631 Walker Corporation Pty Limited v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2008] HCA 5; (2008) 233 CLR 259 Yates Property Corp Pty Ltd (in liq) v Darling Harbour Authority (1991) 24 NSWLR 156 Category: Principal judgment Parties: oOh!media Fly Pty Ltd (Appellant) Transport for NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Hemmings SC and J McKelvey (Appellant) N Hutley SC and M Astill (Respondent)