Hayward v Hornsby Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 106

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hayward v Hornsby Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 106 Hearing dates: 16 September 2024 Date of orders: 17 October 2024 Decision date: 17 October 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Duggan J Decision: See orders at [42] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Notice of Motion seeking summary dismissal of judicial review proceedings – r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – majority of grounds of judicial review proceedings failed to disclose a reasonable cause of action – leave granted to re-plead one paragraph of Summons Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Chalak v G&G Mikhael Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 116 Joseph v Kiama Municipal Council and Ors [2023] NSWLEC 148 Spiliotopoulos v National Australia Bank Ltd [2017] NSWSC 971 Waverley Council v Ash Samadi [2020] NSWLEC 67 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Brian Hayward (Respondent on the Notice Motion) (Applicant) Hornsby Shire Council (Applicant on the Notice of Motion) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R DeMarco, agent (Respondent on the Notice of Motion) (Applicant) M Cottom, solicitor (Applicant on the Notice of Motion) (Respondent)