Piper v The Minister for Water, Property and Housing, (The Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000) [2024] NSWLEC 1654

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Piper v The Minister for Water, Property and Housing, (The Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000) [2024] NSWLEC 1654 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 22 March 2024; 20 May 2024; 17 June 2024; 1 & 22 July 2024; 2 & 30 August 2024; 1 & 4 October 2024 Date of orders: 16 October 2024 Decision date: 16 October 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dixon SC Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Approval is granted to application no. A027942 for an amendment to Flood Work Approval 90FW833762, being for the flood works on the farm known as Auburn located at Wee Waa, New South Wales, as depicted in the Plan attached as Annexure A, and subject to the conditions attached as Annexure B. Catchwords: APPEAL – flood work approval – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 34 Water Management Act 2000, ss 5(6), 95, 100 Texts Cited: Floodplain Management Plan for the Lower Namoi Valley Floodplain 2020 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Corie Piper (First Applicant) Nicole Louise Piper (Second Applicant) The Minister for Water, Property and Housing, (The Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Horton (Solicitor) (Applicants) E Hall (Solicitor) (Respondent)

Solicitors: Horton Rhodes Legal Pty Ltd (Applicants) Clayton Utz (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/449607 Publication restriction: Nil