Filip Yakas v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWLEC 525

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Filip Yakas v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWLEC 525 APPLICANT: PARTIES : Filip Yakas RESPONDENT: Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales FILE NUMBER(S) : 31579 of 2003 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Compulsory Acquisition of Land :- Market value - Determination of underlying zoning - Whether special market for single large lot in rural zoning - Whether alternative acquisition value available Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 117 LEGISLATION CITED: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991, s 54, 55, 56 Land and Environment Court Rules, pt 13 r 8 Roads Act 1993 Boland v Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd; Webster v Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd (1999) 167 ALR 575; Commissioner of Succession Duties (South Australia) v Executor Trustee and Agency Company of South Australia Limited and Ors (1947) 74 CLR 358; Housing Commission of New South Wales v San Sebastian Pty Ltd (1978) 140 CLR 196; CASES CITED: Minister Administering the Heritage Act 1997 v Haddad (1998) 67 LGERA 438; Richardson v Roads & Traffic Authority (1996) 90 LGERA 294; Spencer v Commonwealth (1907) 5 CLR 418; Turner v Minister of Public Instruction (1956) 95 CLR 245; Vella v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales; Paoloni v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales; Martignago v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2003] NSWLEC 375 07/09/2004 08/09/2004 DATES OF HEARING: 09/09/2004 10/09/2004 14/09/2004 15/09/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/24/2004