Revilla Pty Ltd v Sydney City Council [2003] NSWLEC 369

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CITATION : Revilla Pty Ltd v Sydney City Council [2003] NSWLEC 369 APPLICANT Revilla Pty Ltd PARTIES : RESPONDENT Sydney City Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 11232 of 2003 CORAM: Bly C KEY ISSUES: :- Place of public entertainment approval - refusal to renew - fire safety and people capacity non-compliance LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act 1993; s 107(1), 176 CASES CITED: DATES OF HEARING: 22, 23 December 2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/24/2003

APPLICANT Mr S B Austin QC With Mr A Hatzis SOLICITORS Thurlow Fisher LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mrs J C Kelly, barrister SOLICITORS Sydney City Council

JUDGMENT: IN THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES 11232 of 2003

Bly C

24 December 2003 Revilla Pty Ltd Applicant v Sydney City Council Respondent Judgment Introduction 1 On 3rd January 2002 the Sydney City Council issued a place of public entertainment approval ("the approval") for the licensed premises known as the Pavilion Tavern ("the tavern") at 580 George Street Sydney. The tavern extends over two floors and the approval indicates a maximum capacity (people) of 140 persons for the ground floor and 200 persons for the first floor.