Costantino and Maric v RTA [2006] NSWLEC 248

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Costantino and Maric v RTA [2006] NSWLEC 248

APPLICANTS Antonio Costantino and Domenica Costantino PARTIES : Stevan Maric RESPONDENT Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30165 of 2003; 30187 of 2003

CORAM: Pain J

KEY ISSUES: Compulsory Acquisition of Land :- highest and best use - location of drainage reserve - value of land in drainage reserve Disturbance - whether payable for acquisition of replacement property

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s117 LEGISLATION CITED: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 s54(1), s55, s59, s61, s66 Liverpool City Council Local Environmental Plan 1997 cl 18(2) Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 Pt 3A

Baric v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWLEC 702; Bautovich v The Minister administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2004] NSWLEC 389 ; Blacktown Council v Fitzpatrick Investments [2001] NSWCA 259; Damjanovic and Anor v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (2) [2005] NSWLEC 371; Horn v Sutherland Corporation [1941] 2 KB 26; CASES CITED: Kirela Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (No 2) [2004] NSWLEC 68 ; Lalic v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2005] NSWLEC 430; Maggiotto v Roads and Traffic Authority [2006] NSWLEC 54; Peter Croke Holdings Pty Limited & Anor v Roads and Traffic Authority (1998) 101 LGERA 30; Walker Corporation Pty Limited v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2004] NSWLEC 315; Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (2004) NSWLEC 535 ; Woodbury & Ors v Wyong Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 48