Aidon v Minister for Aboriginal Affairs of New South Wales & Anor [2006] NSWLEC 169

Reported Decision : (2006) 145 LGERA 67

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Aidon v Minister for Aboriginal Affairs of New South Wales & Anor [2006] NSWLEC 169

APPLICANT: Damein Aidon

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT: Minister for Aboriginal Affairs of New South Wales

SECOND RESPONDENT: New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 41410 of 2005

CORAM: Lloyd J

Construction and Interpretation :- effect of disallowance of an Act or statutory instrument – when a disallowance comes into effect

KEY ISSUES: Statutory Instruments:- either mandatory or declaratory - requiring either strict compliance or substantial compliance

Discretion:- prospective changes to the law - courts can only act upon current state of the law

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) ss 223(1), 226(2) LEGISLATION CITED: Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2002 cl 99 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) ss 24, 30(1)(b), 41

Caldow v Pixell (1877) 2 CPD 562; Clayton v Heffron (1960) 105 CLR 214; Cram v Bellambi Coal Co Ltd [1964-5] NSWR 897; Dean v Attorney-General of Queensland [1971] Qd R 391; Ex parte Tooheys Ltd; Re Butler (1934) 34 SR (NSW) 277; In re Flavel [1916] SALR 47; Meakes v Dignan (1931) 46 CLR 73; CASES CITED: Meggitt Overseas Ltd v Grdovic (1998) 43 NSWLR 527; National Trust of Australia (NSW) v Heritage Council of New South Wales [1999] NSWLR 104; R v Ingall (1876) 2 QBD 199; Ramsay v Aberfoyle Manufacturing Co (Australia) Pty Ltd (1935) 54 CLR 230; Scurr v Brisbane City Council (1973) 133 CLR 242; Trimbole v The Commonwealth (1984) 155 CLR 186; Wade v Burns (1966) 115 CLR 537; Warranunda Village Inc v Pryde (2002) 116 FCR 58; Woods v Bate (1986) 7 NSWLR 560