Kennedy on behalf of the Sandon Point Tent Embassy v The Director-General of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Another [2002] NSWLEC 67

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Kennedy on behalf of the Sandon Point Tent Embassy v The Director-General of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Another [2002] NSWLEC 67 APPLICANT Roy Kennedy

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT The Director-General of the National Parks and Wildlife Service

SECOND RESPONDENT Stockland Constructions Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER(S) : 40021 of 2002 CORAM: Talbot J KEY ISSUES: Procedural Fairness :- Administrative law:- whether decision-maker has necessary authority Judicial review:- procedural fairness - whether decision-maker has necessary authority Interpretation Act 1987 s 49(8)(b) LEGISLATION CITED: National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 s 21(1)(b), s 21(3), s 90, s 90(1), s 90(2) Public Sector Management Act 1988 s 12 Public Sector Management (General) Regulation 1996 cl 34 CASES CITED: Haoucher v Minister of State for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1989 - 1990] 169 CLR 648; Kioa and Others v West and Another (1985) 159 CLR 550 DATES OF HEARING: 20/03/2002, 21/03/2002, 22/03/2002, 18/04/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/02/2002

APPLICANT Mr PW Larkin (Barrister) SOLICITORS Public Interest Advocacy Centre

FIRST RESPONDENT Mr DR Parry (Barrister) LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: SOLICITORS National Parks and Wildlife Service