Hurstville City Council v Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Limited [2003] NSWLEC 52

> Reported Decision : (2003) 124 LGERA 425

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Hurstville City Council v Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Limited [2003] NSWLEC 52 revised - 19/03/2003 APPLICANT Hurstville City Council PARTIES : RESPONDENT Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Limited (ACN 096 304 620) FILE NUMBER(S) : 40143 of 2003 CORAM: Pain J Construction and Interpretation :- Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) - whether low-impact facility - removal of pole by Council - whether replacement structure constitutes installation and/or maintenance of a facility - meaning of "for use" in definition of facility KEY ISSUES: Judicial Review : - whether Notice issued pursuant to cl 17 of Sch 3 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) and Chapters 4 and 6 of the Telecommunications Code of Practice 1997 is invalid - whether failure to give details required by Code Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 121B LEGISLATION CITED: Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 1994 Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) s 7, s 484, Sch 3 cl 2, cl 4, cl 5, cl 6, cl 7, cl 15, cl 17, cl 36, cl 37, cl 47 Telecommunications Code of Practice 1997 cl 4.24, cl 4.27, cl 4.30 Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997 cl 3.1, Sch Pt 1 Item 3 and 4 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Stewart (1983-1984) 154 CLR 385; Erickson v Pittard [1976] 2 NSWLR 528; Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Kentucky Fried Chicken Pty Ltd (1988) 12 NSWLR 643; Hunter Resources Ltd v Melville (1988) 164 CLR 234; CASES CITED: Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Limited v Hurstville City Council [2003] NSWLEC 53; R v Ellames [1974] 1 WLR 1391; Scurr v Brisbane City Council (1973) 133 CLR 242; Telstra Corporation Ltd v City of Marion [2000] SAERDC 70; Telstra Corporation Ltd v City of Onkaparinga [2001] SAERDC 55 DATES OF HEARING: 13, 14/02/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/18/2003