Zouki and Ors v Water Administration Ministerial Corporation [2001] NSWLEC 258

Reported Decision : 118 LGERA 229

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Zouki and Ors v Water Administration Ministerial Corporation [2001] NSWLEC 258 revised - 19/06/2002 No 10194 of 2001 APPLICANT Zouki

RESPONDENT Water Administration Ministerial Corporation

No 10261 of 2001 APPLICANT PARTIES : Hardy Pty Ltd

RESPONDENT Water Administration Ministerial Corporation

No 10262 of 2001 APPLICANT Revako Pty Ltd

RESPONDENT Water Administration Ministerial Corporation FILE NUMBER(S) : 10194 of 2001, 10261 of 2001 and 10262 of 2001 CORAM: Pearlman J KEY ISSUES: Section 56A Appeal :- reasons for decision - whether water body a river - no error of law - whether evidence to support finding LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 56A Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 s 2, s 22B, s 22D Brimbella Pty Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council (1985) 79 LGERA 367; Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Ltd (1995) 186 CLR 389; Hope v Bathurst City Council (1980) 144 CLR 1; Knezovic v Shire of Swan-Guildford (1968) 118 CLR 468; CASES CITED: NSW Associated Blue-Metal Quarries Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1956) 94 CLR 509; S v Crimes Compensation Tribunal (1998) 1 VR 83; Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247; The Australian Gas Light Co v The Valuer General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 126; Vetter v Lake Macquarie City Council (2001) 178 ALR 1 DATES OF HEARING: 02/10/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/15/2001