Tenstat Chullora No. 2 Trust v Valuer General and Anor. [2000] NSWLEC 212

Reported Decision : 110 LGERA 227

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Tenstat Chullora No. 2 Trust v Valuer General and Anor. [2000] NSWLEC 212 APPLICANT: Tenstat Chullora No. 2 Trust PARTIES : RESPONDENTS: Valuer General & Anor. FILE NUMBER(S) : 30208 of 1999 CORAM: Bignold J KEY ISSUES: Costs :- Costs in class 3 proceedings—Valuation appeal. Court's Practice Direction that costs be not ordered save in exceptional cases LEGISLATION CITED: Valuation of Land Act 1916, s 33, s 34, s,35 s 38 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 69 Berk v Woollahra Municipal Council (1992) 78LGERA 180; CASES CITED: Dobrel Pty Ltd v Valuer General No (2) (1993) 80 LGERA 26; MacDonald v Mosman Municipal Council (No 2) (2000) 107LGERA 211 13; Murray Publishers Pty Ltd v Valuer General (1994) 84LGERA DATES OF HEARING: 4 October 2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/09/2000

APPLICANT: Mr A Galasso SOLICITORS Aleco Vrisakis LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: Mr P McEwen SC SOLICITORS Bruce and Stewart

JUDGMENT: IN THE LAND AND Matter No . 30208 of 1999 ENVIRONMENT COURT OF Coram : Bignold J. NEW SOUTH WALES 9 October 2000

TENSTAT CHULLORA NO. 2 TRUST

Applicant

v

THE VALUER GENERAL

First Respondent

MCWILLIAM'S WINES PTY LIMITED

Second Respondent

JUDGMENT

Bignold J:

A. INTRODUCTION

1. By its Notice of Motion filed 13 September 2000, the Second Respondent seeks an order that the Applicant pay its costs of the proceedings in which it was the successful party.