Owners - Strata Plan 37762 v Pham and Ors [2005] NSWLEC 500

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Owners - Strata Plan 37762 v Pham and Ors [2005] NSWLEC 500

APPLICANT Owners - Strata Plan 37762 FIRST RESPONDENT Ding Phuong Dung Pham PARTIES : SECOND RESPONDENT Kiet Luu THIRD RESPONDENT Liverpool City Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40358 of 2005

CORAM: Cowdroy J

KEY ISSUES: Development Consent :- consent to development application for strata title unit - work undertaken on common property - whether consent of owners' corporation required - whether development application related to work on common property - whether consent invalid - discretion

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 78A(1), s79C, s 121B Local Government Act 1993, Dictionary LEGISLATION CITED: Strata Scheme Management Act 1996, Dictionary Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 s 5 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 cl 49, cl 50, cl 100(3), Sch 1 Pt 1 cl 1

Currey v Sutherland Shire Council and Ors (1998) 100 LGERA 365; Greek Australian Finance Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney City Council (1974) 29 LGRA 130; Hillpalm Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council and Anor (2002) 119 LGERA 86; Hillpalm v Tweed Shire Council [2002] NSWCA 332; Motbey v Hollis and Anor (2003) 124 LGERA 227; CASES CITED: North Sydney Council v Ligon 302 Pty Limited (1996) 185 CLR 470; Owners Strata Plan No 50411 & Ors v Cameron North Sydney Investments Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 5; Somerville v Dalby and Ors (1990) 69 LGRA 422; Twist v The Council of the Municipality of Randwick (1976) 136 CLR 106; Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335