South Sydney Council v Local Government Boundaries Commission and Anor. [2001] NSWLEC 280

Reported Decision : 119 LGERA 238

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : South Sydney Council v Local Government Boundaries Commission and Anor. [2001] NSWLEC 280 APPLICANT: South Sydney Council PARTIES : RESPONDENTS: Local Government Boundaries Commission and Anor. FILE NUMBER(S) : 40219 of 2001 CORAM: Bignold J KEY ISSUES: Injunctions and Declarations - Interlocutory Relief :- Minister's Reference to Boundaries Commission of proposed boundary alterations-Whether procedural fairness applies to functions of Commission-Limited time (7 days) afforded to Council to make submissions-whether denial of procedural fairness. LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act 1993, s 263, s 675, s 676 Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 56422; Balmain Association Inc v The Plannning Administrator for Leichhardt Council (1991) 25 NSWLR 615; Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148; CASES CITED: Kioa v West (1975) 159 CLR 550; May v Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 92 FCR 152 at 160; Vanmeld Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council (1999) 46 NSWLR 78; Warringah Council v Edmondson (2001) NSWCA 1 DATES OF HEARING: 5 December 2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/06/2001

APPLICANT: Mr N Hemmings QC with I Hemmings, Barrister SOLICITORS Marsdens

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENTS: Mr S Lloyd, Barrister SOLICITORS NSW Crown Solicitor