Altomonte v Hunters Hill Council [2002] NSWLEC 65

Reported Decision : 120 LGERA 286

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Altomonte v Hunters Hill Council [2002] NSWLEC 65 APPLICANT A Altomonte PARTIES : RESPONDENT Hunters Hill Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 10585 of 2001 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Costs :- Class 1 proceedings - whether Order under s 121B of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 is a "planning and building appeal" - does Practice Direction 1993 par 10 apply - whether costs should be awarded Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 121B, s 121ZK LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 69 Local Government Act 1993 s 124, s 180 Practice Direction par 10, par 10A Barnes v Dungog Shire Council [1999] NSWLEC 146; (1999) 103 LGERA 269 ; Care v Canterbury City Council (2001) 115 LGERA 252 ; CSR Limited v Fairfield City Council and Anor [2001] NSWLEC 221; Gardiner & Anor v Hornsby Shire Council [2000] NSWLEC 37; CASES CITED: Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2001) 114 LGERA 376 ; Misra v Campbelltown City Council No 2 [Costs] [2002] NSWLEC 63; Oosthuzien v Sutherland Shire Council [2001] NSWLEC 137; Prince v North Sydney Council (2001) 115 LGERA 65; Van Haasteren v South Sydney Council [2000] NSWLEC 168; Wilson on behalf of the Gurrungigar Environment Group v Bourke Shire Council and ors [2001] NSWLEC 200 DATES OF HEARING: 08/04/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/07/2002