M & R Civil Pty Limited v Hornsby Council [2003] NSWLEC 13

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CITATION : M & R Civil Pty Limited v Hornsby Council [2003] NSWLEC 13 APPLICANT: M & R Civil Pty Limited PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Hornsby Council FILE NUMBER(S) : (4)0466 of 2002 CORAM: Bignold J KEY ISSUES: Injunctions and Declarations :- Duty of Council to make available to public copies of its business papers-correlative right of Applicant as member of public to inspect free of charge agenda and business papers to be considered at Council Meetings LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act 1993, ss 9, 10, 10A, 10B, 12, 672-674 CASES CITED: DATES OF HEARING: 07/08/02 EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 08/07/2002

APPLICANT: Mr D Miller, Barrister SOLICITORS: Maddocks

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: Mr T Pickup, Solicitor SOLICITORS: Solicitor for Hornsby Council

JUDGMENT:

IN THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Matter No . : (4)0466 of 2002 Coram : Bignold J 5 February 2003

M AND R CIVIL PTY LIMITED

Applicant

v

HORNSBY COUNCIL

Respondent

PUBLICATION OF REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

1. On 7 August 2002 I made orders at the conclusion of argument in these class 4 proceedings in accordance with the abbreviated and extemporised reasons for judgment annexed hereto and marked "A".

2. I then indicated because of the importance of the case that I would subsequently provide more detailed reasons for my decision. I now publish those more detailed reasons.