The Council of the City of Shoalhaven v National Parks and Wildlife Service and Ors (No. 2) [2003] NSWLEC 273

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CITATION : The Council of the City of Shoalhaven v National Parks and Wildlife Service and Ors (No. 2) [2003] NSWLEC 273 APPLICANT/FIRST CROSS RESPONDENT The Council of the City of Shoalhaven

FIRST RESPONDENT Director General, National Parks and Wildlife Service

SECOND RESPONDENT/CROSS APPLICANT The Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

PARTIES : THIRD RESPONDENT/ SECOND CROSS RESPONDENT The Estate of the late H. L. Halloran

FOURTH RESPONDENT/ THIRD CROSS RESPONDENT Irrayadda Pty Ltd

FIFTH RESPONDENT/ FOURTH CROSS RESPONDENT Warren Halloran

SIXTH RESPONDENT The Minister administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 FILE NUMBER(S) : 40152 of 2001; 30048 of 2002 CORAM: Cowdroy J KEY ISSUES: Costs :- application for Bullock order - whether costs of successful respondent should be paid by unsuccessful respondents - whether order for costs should include the costs of a discrete issue in respect of which the unsuccessful respondents succeeded. LEGISLATION CITED: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991, Pt 2 Div 3, s 4(1), s 21, s 22 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 20 Allman v Daly (No 2); Allman v Country Roads Board [1959] VR 614; Almeida v Universal Dye Works Pty Limited and Ors (No. 2) [2001] NSWCA 156; Bullock v The London General Omnibus Company and Others [1907] 1 KB 264; Canterbury Municipal Council v Taylor and Ors (No. 2) [2002] NSWCA 96; Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4; Gould and Another v Vaggelas and Others (1984-1985) 157 CLR 215; CASES CITED: Hall v Wilson [1954] VLR 576; Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc.) & Ors (1986) ATPR 40-748; Johnsons Tyne Foundry Proprietary Limited v President, Ratepayers and Councillors of the Shire of Maffra (1948) 77 CLR 544; Lackersteen v Jones and Others (No 2) (1988) 93 FLR 442; Mulready v J.H & W. Bell, Ltd and Another [1952] 2 All ER 215; Sanderson v Blyth Theatre Company [1903] 2 KB 533; Sved and Anor v Council of the Municipality of Woollahra and Ors (1998) NSW ConvR 55-842 DATES OF HEARING: 07/11/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/04/2003