Damjanovic and Anor. v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2005] NSWLEC 42

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Damjanovic and Anor. v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2005] NSWLEC 42

APPLICANTS: Damjanovic and Anor. PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30579; 30580 of 2004

CORAM: Bignold J

Compulsory Acquisition of Land :- Road frontage land acquired for Sydney Western Orbital Road-Retained land no longer having any road frontage from which access is obtained-Provision of alternative access via right of way over adjacent land-decrease in value of retained land. KEY ISSUES:

LEGISLATION CITED: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991

Duke of Buccleuch v Metropolitan Board of Works (1872) 5 LRHL 418; Gosford Shire Council v Green (1980) 48 LGRA 201; Griffith City Council v Polegato and Anor. (1990) 71 LGRA 208; Housing Commission of NSW v San Sebastian Pty Ltd (1978) 140 CLR 196; J L and M M Muir Properties Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2004] NSWLEC 621; Marshall v Director General Department of Transport (2001) 205 CLR 603; CASES CITED: Peter Croke Holdings Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority (1998) 101 LGERA 30; Rees v The Minister for Planning and Housing (1991) 76LGRA 167; Sebastian Cannavo and Anor v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2004] NSWLEC 570; State of Queensland v J L Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146; The Queen v Brown (1867) 2 LRQB 630 ; Woollams v The Minister (1957) 2 LGRA 338 at 347