Randwick Municipal Council v Pacific-Seven Pty Limited [1989] NSWLEC 229

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Randwick Municipal Council v Pacific-Seven Pty Limited [1989] NSWLEC 229 APPLICANT Randwick Municipal Council PARTIES : RESPONDENT Pacific-Seven Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER(S) : 40248 of 1988 CORAM: Stein J KEY ISSUES: :- Environmental Planning and Assessment Act LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act Noise Control Act Fawcett Properties Ltd. v. Buckingham City Council ((1961) AC 636); Permanent Finance Corporation Ltd. v. Brisbane City Council ((1983) 50 LGRA 317); City of Unley v. Claude Neon Ltd. ((1983) 49 LGRA 65); The Queen v. District Council of Berri ((1984) 52 LGRA 137); CASES CITED: City of Unley v. Claude Neon; Kingsway Investments v. Kent City Council ((1971) AC 72); Hall & Co. Ltd. v. Shoreham-by-Sea Urban District Council (1964) 1 W.L.R.240; Spurling v. Development Underwriting ((1973) VR 1); Greek Australian Finance v. Sydney City Council ((1974) 29 LGRA 130) DATES OF HEARING: DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/25/1989

APPLICANT Mr Astill LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr Ayling

JUDGMENT:

HIS HONOUR: By application filed in the Court on 24 October 1988 the Randwick Municipal Council seeks an order restraining the respondent, Pacific-Seven Pty. Limited, from using or allowing to be used premises at 1 Meagher Avenue, Maroubra, except between the hours of 7.00 a.m. and 11.00 p.m. daily. The preliminary point concerns the validity and severability of a condition of a development consent granted by the Council on 11 June 1985.