SOUTH SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL v. SPANOS ENTERPRISES PTY LTD [1998] NSWLEC 113

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : SOUTH SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL v. SPANOS ENTERPRISES PTY LTD [1998] NSWLEC 113 APPLICANT South Sydney City Council

FIRST RESPONDENT Spanos Enterprises Pty Ltd PARTIES : SECOND REPONDENT Spanos Export Meals Pty Ltd

THIRD RESPONDENT Anthony Willaim Spanos FILE NUMBER(S) : 40177 of 1997 CORAM: Pearlman J KEY ISSUES: :- LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 197 Noise Control Act F Hannan Pty Ltd v Electricity Commission of New South Wales [No 3] (1988) 66 LGRA 306 at 310-313); CASES CITED: Botany Municipal Council v Butlin and Ors (Bignold J, 15 September 1989, unreported); South Sydney City Council v Perez (Stein J, 18 March 1996, unreported) DATES OF HEARING: 6/04/98, 07/04/98, 29/04/98 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/08/1998

APPLICANT Mr B F Rowe, Barrister Pike, Pike and Fenwick

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr G P Cummins, Barrister Remington & Co

JUDGMENT: In these class 4 proceedings, South Sydney Council claims declaratory and injunctive relief against Spanos Enterprises Pty Ltd, Spanos Export Meats Pty Ltd, and Mr A W Spanos.

The council seeks a declaration that the respondents have used the premises known as 286-288 Botany Road, Alexandria ("the premises") for the purpose of dance parties without having first obtained development consent and that the respondents are in breach of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ("the EP&A Act").