Commonwealth of Australia v Randwick City Council [2001] NSWLEC 79

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Commonwealth of Australia v Randwick City Council [2001] NSWLEC 79 APPLICANT: Commonwealth of Australia PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Randwick City Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 10072 of 2000; 10073 of 2000 CORAM: Talbot J KEY ISSUES: Development Application :- whether SIS required - whether inconsistent with master plans - contamination - SEPP 55 and Contaminated Land Management Act - commonsense precaution - urban planning and design for small allotments - provision of public open space - community facilities and buffer zones for threatened species and wetland - presumption about completion of projected works upon which development dependent Commonwealth Constitution s 109 Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 s 81 Electricity Supply Act 1995 s 25 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 5A, s 79C, s 80, s 94, s 112, Pt 4 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 1994 cl 110AA, cl 110DD Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 cl 92A LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Randwick Master Plans) Regulation 2000 Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974 (Cth) s 6 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 39 Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Pt 6 Div 2 State Environmental Planning Policy No 32 State Environmental Planning Policy No 55 cl 7 Randwick Local Environmental Plan 1998 cl 40A Alumino (Aust) Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the EP&A Act 1979 & Ors (Talbot J, NSWLEC, 20 March 1996, unreported); Byron Shire Businesses for the Future Inc v Byron Council & Anor (1994) 84 LGERA 434; Coffs Harbour Environment Centre Inc v Coffs Harbour City Council & Anor (1991) 74 LGERA 185; CASES CITED: Donnelly v Delta Gold Pty Ltd & Ors [2001] NSWLEC 55; Drummoyne Municipal Council v Maritime Services Board & Ors (1991) 72 LGRA 186; R v Tonkin & Anor; Ex parte Federated Ship-Painters' and Dockers' Union of Australia (1954) 92 CLR 526; Silverwater Estate Pty Ltd v Auburn Council and Anor [2001] NSWLEC 60 DATES OF HEARING: 19/02/2001, 20/02/2001, 21/02/2001, 22/02/2001, 23/02/2001, 01/03/2001, 02/03/2001, 05/03/2001, 06/03/2001, 07/03/2001, 08/03/2001, 09/03/2001, 12/03/2001, 13/03/2001, 14/03/2001, 15/03/2001, 19/03/2001, 20/03/2001, 21/03/2001, 23/03/2001, 26/03/2001, 27/03/2001, 28/03/2001, 29/03/2001, 05/04/2001, 09/04/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/27/2001