Centro Properties Limited v Warringah Council & Anor [No 2] [2003] NSWLEC 257

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Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Centro Properties Limited v Warringah Council & Anor [No 2] [2003] NSWLEC 257 revised - 3/11/2003 APPLICANT Centro Properties Ltd

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Warringah Council

SECOND RESPONDENT Cornerstone Property Group Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER(S) : 40045 of 2003 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Construction and Interpretation :- whether an order under Pt 3 Div 3 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 should be made - whether Pt 3 Div 3 of the Court Act is confined by s 25A so as only to apply to steps preliminary to the granting of a development consent - whether the consideration by the Council of matters under s 79C of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 are steps preliminary to the granting of a development consent - whether the Court could specify "terms compliance with which will validate the consent" under s 25B of the Court Act LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 79C, s 80, s 103, s 104 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 25A, s 25B, s 25C BP Australia Ltd v Campbelltown City Council (1994) 83 LGERA 274; Centro Properties Limited v Warringah Council & Anor [2003] NSWLEC 145; CASES CITED: Donnelly v Capricornia Prospecting Pty Ltd [2001] NSWLEC 225; Glowpace Pty Ltd v South Sydney City Council (2000) 111 LGERA 84; Mison v Randwick Municipal Council (1991) 23 NSWLR 735; Noble v Cowra Shire Council [2001] NSWLEC 149 DATES OF HEARING: 05/08/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/31/2003