Seek Justice Pty Ltd v Minister for Lands and Water [2024] NSWLEC 96

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Seek Justice Pty Ltd v Minister for Lands and Water [2024] NSWLEC 96 Hearing dates: 20 September 2024 Date of orders: 25 September 2024 Decision date: 25 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Duggan J Decision: See orders at [41] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Notice of Motion – Leave sought for production of documents – Leave sought by Applicant to amend its Further Amended Summons – Unexplained delay where hearing dates for substantive proceedings already fixed – Purpose of case management – s 56 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 – New matters raised as opposed to particularisation of existing claims – Leave sought to transfer proceedings – s 149B(1) of Civil Procedure Act 2005 – Application declined – Amended Notice of Motion, save for directions and specific amendments, dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) Roads Act 1993 (NSW) Crown Lands Management Regulation 2018 (NSW) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Seek Justice Pty Ltd (Applicant) Minister for Lands and Water (First Respondent) Blue Mountains City Council (Second Respondent) Church Missionary Society NSW & ACT Ltd (Third Respondent) Minister for Local Government (Fourth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Jeray, Director of Applicant (Applicant) N Ikners, solicitor (First and Fourth Respondents) C Ireland (Second Respondent) No appearance (Third Respondent)