Mills & Ors v Water Admin. Min. Corp. & Anor. [2001] NSWLEC 82

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Mills & Ors v Water Admin. Min. Corp. & Anor. [2001] NSWLEC 82 APPLICANTS: Mills & Ors. PARTIES : RESPONDENTS: Water Admin. Min. Corp. & Anor., FILE NUMBER(S) : 30162 of 1997 CORAM: Bignold J KEY ISSUES: Costs :- in class 3 proceedings remitted from Court of Appeal—not prosecuted in consequence of second Respondent's decision not to renew impugned approval LEGISLATION CITED: Water Act 1912 CASES CITED: Re the Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 DATES OF HEARING: 9 March 2001 EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 03/09/2001

APPLICANTS: Mr F Donohoe, Barrister SOLICITORS Callachor & Helby

FIRST RESPONDENT: LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr M Hadley, Barrister SECOND RESPONDENT: Mr W Davison, SC SOLICITORS Department of Land and Water Conservation McIntosh McPhillamy & Co.

JUDGMENT:

IN THE LAND AND Matter No. 30162 of 1997 ENVIRONMENT COURT OF Coram: Bignold J. NEW SOUTH WALES 9 March 2001

GRANT MILLS & ORS.

Applicants

v

WATER ADMINISTRATION MINISTERIAL CORPORATION

First Respondent

ENGSTA PTY LIMITED

Second Respondent

JUDGMENT

Bignold J:

1. This is a matter that comes back to the Court on remitter from the Court of Appeal following a successful appeal by the first and second Respondents (see (2000) 110 LGERA 371) against my judgment handed down on 5 August 1999 (see (1999) 104 LGERA 399).