Westaway v Mosman Municipal Council [2024] NSWLEC 1542

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Westaway v Mosman Municipal Council [2024] NSWLEC 1542 Hearing dates: Notice of Motion, 26 July 2024 Date of orders: 03 September 2024 Decision date: 03 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Froh R Decision: The Court orders that the motion is dismissed. Catchwords: JOINDER – application for joinder – statutory tests – issues proposed to be raised by applicant for joinder – interest of justice – public interest – exercise of discretion – whether a Double Bay Marina order is appropriate – costs – application for joinder dismissed Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 8.15 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 38 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, r 3.7 Cases Cited: Bongiorno Hawkins Frassetto & Associates Pty Ltd v Griffith City Council [2007] NSWLEC 205 Double Bay Marina Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council (1985) 54 LGRA 313 Kavia Holdings Pty Ltd v Sydney City Council (2003) 127 LGERA 293; [2003] NSWLEC 195 Morrison Design Partnership Pty Limited v North Sydney Council (2007) 159 LGERA 361; [2007] NSWLEC 802 Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 243 Texts Cited: Mosman Development Control Plan 2012 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Jan Elizabeth Westaway (Applicant) James Bateman (Applicant for Joinder) Mosman Municipal Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Koikas (Applicant) A Shearer(Applicant for Joinder) T Ward (Solicitor) (Respondent)