Wollondilly Shire Council v Anh Nhu Le and Ors [2004] NSWLEC 524

Reported Decision : 137 LGERA 416

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Wollondilly Shire Council v Anh Nhu Le and Ors [2004] NSWLEC 524 APPLICANT: Wollondilly Shire Council FIRST RESPONDENT: Anh Nhu Le PARTIES : SECOND RESPONDENT: Thi Anh Le THIRD RESPONDENT: Thi Khanh Linh Nguyen FOURTH RESPONDENT: Hoc Dinh Duong FILE NUMBER(S) : 40547 of 2004 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Costs :- Whether proceedings reasonably commenced and settled LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 121B Land and Environment Court Rules, pt 15 r 7 Beilby v Viney Pty Ltd & Anor [2000] NSWLEC 93; Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; CASES CITED: Nati v Baulkham Hills Shire Council [2002] NSWLEC 71; Port Stephens Shire Council v Grivas & Ors [1999] NSWLEC 135 ; Re the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia; ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 DATES OF HEARING: 17/09/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/20/2004

APPLICANT: Mr D. R. Baird (solicitor) of Marsdens FIRST AND SECOND RESPONDENTS: LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr R. Griffin (solicitor) of Goldrick Farrell Mullan Solicitors THIRD AND FOURTH RESPONDENTS: Mr C. Jackson (barrister) instructed by Apex Legal Services