Kurrajong Waratah v The Council of the City of Wagga Wagga [2002] NSWLEC 153

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Kurrajong Waratah v The Council of the City of Wagga Wagga [2002] NSWLEC 153 APPLICANT Kurrajong Waratah PARTIES : (ACN 002 407 294)

RESPONDENT The Council of the City of Wagga Wagga FILE NUMBER(S) : 30066 of 2001 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Rating :- exemption from rates - whether the land is used for the purposes of the charity or institution - whether there can be more than one use of land for determining whether rates are payable - whether the use of land for charitable purposes is substantial LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act 1919 s 132(1)(d) Local Government Act 1993 s 574(1), s 556(1)(h) Aboriginal Hostels Ltd v Darwin City Council (1985) 75 FLR 197; Australian Red Cross Society v Albury City Council [1973] 2 NSWLR 309; Glasgow Corporation v Johnstone [1965] AC 609; CASES CITED: Ryde Municipal Council v Macquarie University (1978) 139 CLR 633; Salvation Army (Victoria) Property Trust v Ferntree Gully Corporation (1952) 85 CLR 159; Trustees of the Superior Council of Australia of the Society of St Vincent de Paul v Goulburn City Council [1974] 2 NSWLR 655; Waverley Municipal Council v New South Wales Board of Jewish Education (1959) 5 LGRA 122; Young Men's Christian Association v Sydney City Council (1954) 20 LGR 35 DATES OF HEARING: 27, 28/06/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/13/2002