Armidale Local Aboriginal Land Council v Transgrid [2000] NSWLEC 141

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Armidale Local Aboriginal Land Council v Transgrid [2000] NSWLEC 141 APPLICANT: Armidale Local Aboriginal Land Council PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Transgrid FILE NUMBER(S) : 40073 of 2000 CORAM: Lloyd J KEY ISSUES: Interlocutory Relief :- interlocutory injunction - application to restrain further works to protect indigenous heritage items - whether serious question to be tried - delay in making application - prejudice to third parties LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 115A, s 115B State Environmental Planning Policy No.4 CASES CITED: Castlemaine Tooheys Limited v The State of South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148 DATES OF HEARING: 17/05/2000 EX TEMPORE 05/17/2000 JUDGMENT DATE :

APPLICANT: T S Hale SC SOLICITORS: Beesley & Hughes LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: N A Hemmings QC (Solicitor) SOLICITORS: Allen Allen & Hemsley

JUDGMENT: 1

IN THE LAND AND Matter No: 40073 of 1996 ENVIRONMENT COURT Coram: Lloyd J OF NEW SOUTH WALES Decision date: 17 May 2000

Armidale Local Aboriginal Land Council Applicant v Transgrid Respondent EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT

HIS HONOUR: 1. The applicant applies for an interlocutory injunction restraining the respondent, which is a statutory corporation, from carrying out works in connection with the construction of an electricity transmission line within certain identified areas of land.