Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Limited (No 4); The Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Limited (No 3) [2010] NSWLEC 239

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Limited (No 4); The Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Limited (No 3) [2010] NSWLEC 239 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

APPLICANT PARTIES : The Hills Shire Council RESPONDENT Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Limited

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40625 of 2007; 41019 of 2009

CORAM: Pain J

KEY ISSUES: COSTS :- exercise of discretion in relation to costs order in Class 4 civil enforcement proceedings - whether usual rule that costs ought follow the event should apply - whether Calderbank letter of offer should deprive successful party of costs - whether failure to negotiate is disentitling conduct relevant to costs - whether costs should be apportioned

Civil Procedure Act 2005 Pt 4, s 56, s 98 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Pt 4A, s 96, s 124 LEGISLATION CITED: Evidence Act 1995 s 131(2)(h) Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 Pt 3A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 42.1

ACR Trading Pty Ltd v Fat-Sel Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 67 Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (No 4) [2009] NSWLEC 87 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd & Anor [2008] NSWLEC 181 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd [2009] NSWCA 160 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 310 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Limited (No 2); Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Limited [2010] NSWLEC 79 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Limited (No 3); The Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Limited (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 238 CASES CITED: Brymount Pty Ltd t/a Watson Toyota v Cummins & Anor; Young Shire Council v Cummins & Anor (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 69 Denis Gelle Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Shire Council [2001] NSWLEC 229 E T Petroleum Holdings Pty Ltd v Clarenden Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 562 F & D Bonaccorso Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council (No 5) [2008] NSWLEC 235 Halsey v Milton Keynes NHS Trust [2004] 4 All ER 920 Hopeshore Pty Ltd v Melroad Equipment Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1445; (2005) 212 ALR 66 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 63 LGRA 361