Maloney v Cowra Shire Council [2000] NSWLEC 33

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Maloney v Cowra Shire Council [2000] NSWLEC 33 APPLICANTS: Gregory Ross Maloney and Pamela Irene Maloney PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Cowra Shire Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 30032 of 1997 CORAM: Talbot J KEY ISSUES: Compensation :- added value for improvements prior to resumption Compensation:- added value for adjoining owner influence Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 s 4, s 54, s 55, s 56(1), s 58, s 59(f) Local Government Act 1919 s 237, s 238(1), s 327(1) LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act 1993 Roads Act 1993 s 10, s 71, s 171 Public Roads Act 1902 Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 Blue Mountains City Council v Mulcahy (1998) 100 LGERA 193; Collins and Anor v Livingstone Shire Council (1972) 127 CLR 477; Corben and Anor v Commissioner for Main Roads (1983) 52 LGRA 388; Croghan v Hawkesbury City Council (1998) 99 LGERA 375; CASES CITED: Emerald Quarry Investments Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Highways (1976) 14 SASR 486; Geita Sebea and Ors v Territory of Papua New Guinea (1941) 67 CLR 544; Luka v Lake Macquarie City Council (Bignold J, NSWLEC, 24 July 1998, unreported); Mood and Anor v Cowra Shire Council (1999) 103 LGERA 260; Pointe Gourde Quarrying and Transport Company, Limited v Sub-Intendent of Crown Lands [1947] AC 565 DATES OF HEARING: 14/2/2000, 15/2/2000, 16/2/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/29/2000