Property Council of Australia Limited & Ors v Direct Factory Outlets Homebush Pty Limited & Ors [2003] NSWLEC 99

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CITATION : Property Council of Australia Limited & Ors v Direct Factory Outlets Homebush Pty Limited & Ors [2003] NSWLEC 99 APPLICANTS Property Council of Australia Limited & Ors PARTIES : RESPONDENTS Direct Factory Outlets Homebush Pty Limited & Ors FILE NUMBER(S) : 40871 of 2002 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Practice and Procedure :- motions seeking strike out of subpoenas - subpoenas covered large number of documents - whether subpoenas too wide - whether fishing - whether being used as replacement for discovery - whether irrelevant material sought - whether oppressive Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED: Pre-Hearing Practice Direction 1999 Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cth) s 35 Arnhill Pty Ltd v General Terminal Company Pty Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 545; Bailey v Beagle Management Pty Limited (2001) 105 FCR 136; Botany Bay Instrumentation & Control Pty Ltd v Stewart [1984] 3 NSWLR 98; CASES CITED: McIlveen v Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 137; Southern Pacific Hotel Services Inc v Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation Ltd [1984] 1 NSWLR 710; Spencer Motors Pty Ltd v LNC Industries Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 921; The Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564; Woolworths Ltd v The Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor [2002] NSWLEC 55 DATES OF HEARING: 14, 19, 26/03/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/28/2003