Grand Rozelle Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW (No 2) [2024] NSWLEC 83

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Grand Rozelle Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW (No 2) [2024] NSWLEC 83 Hearing dates: 16 May, 17 June 2024, further written submissions 20, 26 June 2024 Date of orders: 09 August 2024 Decision date: 09 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Pain J Decision: See below in [33]-[38]. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – claim for compensation following compulsory acquisition and rescission of acquisition of interest in land pursuant to s 70 of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) – claim for public interest immunity over Cabinet documents Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 130, 131A Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW), s 70 Cases Cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Australian Statistician v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd (2008) 36 WAR 83; [2008] WASCA 34 Commissioner of Police v Attorney General for New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 595 Commonwealth v Northern Land Council (1993) 176 CLR 604; [1993] HCA 24 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1981) 147 CLR 297; [1981] HCA 26 HT v the Queen (2019) 269 CLR 403; [2019] HCA 40 Ku-ring-gai Council v West (2017) 95 NSWLR 1; [2017] NSWCA 54 New South Wales v Public Transport Ticketing Corporation [2011] NSWCA 60 Roden v Bandora Holdings Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 191 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1; [1978] HCA 43 Sydney Seaplanes Pty Ltd v Page (2021) 106 NSWLR 1; [2021] NSWCA 204 Texts Cited: Stephen Odgers SC, Uniform Evidence Law (19th ed, 2024, Thomson Reuters) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Grand Rozelle Pty Ltd (Applicant) Transport for NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J McKelvey (Applicant, Respondent on the motion) D Tynan with D Hume (Respondent, Applicant on the motion)