Greentree v Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation [2002] NSWLEC 53

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Greentree v Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation [2002] NSWLEC 53 APPLICANT Ronald Lewis Greentree PARTIES : RESPONDENT Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation FILE NUMBER(S) : 10169 of 2002 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Construction and Interpretation :- whether order is invalid due to errors on its face Jurisdiction :- whether judicial review grounds are maintainable in Class 1 proceedings Interpretation Act 1987 s 33 LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 17(g), s 20, s 22, s 39, s 124 Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 s 3(f), s 46, s 47, s 48, s 63 Attorney General v Hallett [1952] AC 427; Calvin v Carr [1980] AC 574; Corporate Affairs Commission of New South Wales v Yuill (1991) 172 CLR 319; Donaldson v Broomby (1982) 40 ALR 525; CASES CITED: Egan v Hawkesbury City Council (Mahoney, Meagher and Cripps JJA, NSWCA, 21 April 1993, unreported); Helman v Byron Shire Council (1995) 87 LGERA 349; NSW Crime Commission v Murchie (2000) 49 NSWLR 465; Saraswati v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 21; Schaffer Corporation Ltd v Hawkesbury County Council (1992) 77 LGRA 21; Twist v Randwick Municipal Council (1976) 136 CLR 106; 36 LGRA 443 DATES OF HEARING: 18 April 2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/23/2002