Lismore City Council v Richmond Valley Council & Anor [2003] NSWLEC 295

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CITATION : Lismore City Council v Richmond Valley Council & Anor [2003] NSWLEC 295 APPLICANT: Lismore City Council

PARTIES : First Respondent: Richmond Valley Council

Second Respondent: New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative Limited FILE NUMBER(S) : 10026 of 2003 CORAM: Lloyd J KEY ISSUES: Development Application :- appeal - monetary contribution - condition - reasonableness - s 94 not applicable to contributions to neighbouring local government area LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 79C(1)(b), s 80A(1)(a), s 80A(1)(f), s 94, s 98 Broadwater Action Group Inc v Richmond Valley Council and Anor [2003] NSWLEC 202; Broadwater Action Group Inc v Richmond Valley Council and Anor No. 2 [2003] NSWLEC 289; Broadwater Action Group Inc v Richmond Valley Council and Anor No. 3 [2003] NSWLEC 290; Brown v West (1990) 169 CLR 195; Collin C Donges & Associates Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Shire Council (1989) 67 LGRA 370; Darling Casino Ltd v The Minister for Planning and Sydney Harbour Casino Pty Ltd (1995) 86 LGERA 186; Holster v Director General of National Parks and Wildlife Service [1999] NSWLEC 102; CASES CITED: Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Ltd v Waverley Council (2002) 123 LGERA 75 ; Johns v Australian Securities Commission & Ors (1993) 178 CLR 408; Lake Macquarie City Council v Hammersmith Management Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 313; Lockwood v The Commonwealth (1954) 90 CLR 177; Mercantile Mutual Life Insurance Co Ltd v Australian Securities Commission (1993) 40 FCR 409; Newbury District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment [1981] AC 578; Parramatta City Council v Peterson (1987) 61 LGRA 286; Pyx Granite Co Ltd v Ministry of Housing and Local Government [1958] 1 QB 554; R v Bevan; Ex parte Elias & Gordon (1942) 66 CLR 452 DATES OF HEARING: 29/09/2003; 02/10/2003; 03/10/2003 and 07/10/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/18/2003