Hodgson, Mark and Anor v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000, Namoi Catchment Management Authority and Director General Department of Natural Resources [2007] NSWLEC 478

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Hodgson, Mark and Anor v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000, Namoi Catchment Management Authority and Director General Department of Natural Resources [2007] NSWLEC 478

APPLICANT Hodgson, Mark

FIRST RESPONDENT PARTIES : Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 SECOND RESPONDENT Namoi Catchment Mangement Authority THIRD RESPONDENT Director General Department Natural Resources

FILE NUMBER(S) : 41273 of 2006

CORAM: Talbot J

KEY ISSUES: Practice and Procedure :- Effect of Practice Note requiring Statement of reasons for decision; Alternative directions for interrogatories, discovery and particulars. Practice and Procedure - consideration of conduct of representative action.

Land and Environment Court Act, 1979 s 61F LEGISLATION CITED: Water Management Act 2000, ss 47 , 336 Supreme Court Rules, Pt 8, r 13

Carnie and Another v Esanda Finance Corporation Limited (1994-1995) 182 CLR 398; CASES CITED: Murrumbidgee Groundwater Preservation Association Inc v Minister for Natural Resources (2005) 138 LGERA 11 ; Public Service Board of NSW v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656; William J Whalley and Anor v The Commissioner of Police and Anor (NSWSC) Dunford J unreported, 7 April 2003 No.30012/03

DATES OF HEARING: 18/07/07, 30/07/07

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 1 August 2007

APPLICANT Mr Peter King (Barrister) SOLICITORS Lyons Barnett Kennedy LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENTS Ms Allars (Barrister) SOLICITORS Crown Solicitors Office