D'Arcy & Anor v Campbelltown City Council [2003] NSWLEC 164

> Reported Decision : 126 LGERA 401

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : D'Arcy & Anor v Campbelltown City Council [2003] NSWLEC 164 APPLICANTS Vy Ly D'Arcy and Talent Ly D'Arcy PARTIES : RESPONDENTS Campbelltown City Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 10897 of 2002 CORAM: Pain J Costs :- whether costs should be awarded - whether non legally qualified agent's costs can be recovered - whether Applicants entitled to out of pocket expenses KEY ISSUES: Practice and Procedure :- council issued order under s 121B of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 - applicants appealed against order - council revoked order after proceedings commenced - whether proceedings should be summarily dismissed - whether the applicants could raise the issue of whether compensation is payable under s 121ZL of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 at a merits hearing Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 121B, s121ZL Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 19(g), s 63, s 69 LEGISLATION CITED: Legal Profession Act 1987 s 48B, Pt 11 Div 6 Local Government Act 1993 s 181 Practice Direction 1993 par 10 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Pt 13 r 5(1)(a) Altomonte v Hunters Hill Council (2002) 120 LGERA 286; Gardiner v Hornsby Shire Council [2000] NSWLEC 37; Harvey v Burwood Municipal Council (Bignold J, NSWLEC, 7 May 1993, unreported); CASES CITED: Kekatos v The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [1999] NSWCA 288; Kogarah Council v McNicol [2001] NSWLEC 11; Megna v Drummoyne Municipal Council (Bignold J, NSWLEC, 26 May 1988, unreported) ; Misra v Campbelltown City Council [No 2] [Costs] (2002) 120 LGERA 115 DATES OF HEARING: 19/05/2003 EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 05/19/2003