Cutcliffe v Lithgow City Council [2006] NSWLEC 463

Reported Decision : (2006) 147 LGERA 330

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Cutcliffe v Lithgow City Council [2006] NSWLEC 463

APPLICANTS: Brian Edward Cutcliffe and Jill Cutcliffe

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT: Lithgow City Council

SECOND RESPONDENTS: Garry Allan Dukes and Wendy Ann Dukes

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40181 of 2005

CORAM: Biscoe J

KEY ISSUES: Costs :- where applicant has obtained declaration of invalidity of a council development consent - where applicant seeks and obtains costs only against submitting council and not against developer who defended – whether council entitled to contribution to those costs from developer – whether developer entitled to recover its costs from council -whether council's submitting appearance and pleaded defence unreasonable – general costs guidelines.

LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 69 Land and Environment Court Rules 1996 Pt 6 r 1

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