Mitchell v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales; Beresfield Spares Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2008] NSWLEC 258

Reported Decision : 164 LGERA 375

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Mitchell v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales; Beresfield Spares Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2008] NSWLEC 258

APPLICANTS John David Mitchell PARTIES : Beresfield Spares Pty Ltd

RESPONDENT Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30847 of 2006; 30848 of 2006

CORAM: Pain J

KEY ISSUES: Compulsory Acquisition of Land :- partial acquisition - market value - application of comparable sales - whether tenant business can claim special value if not entitled to claim market value - whether interest in land can be acquired by inference under statutory compensation scheme - effect of compensation notice - whether disturbance resulting from carrying out of public purpose claimable under s 59(f) of Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991- whether alternative claim available under s 55(f)

Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 Conveyancing Act 1919 s 196 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 s 55, s 57, s 59, s 66 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act 1919 Main Roads Act 1924 s 27E Motor Dealers Act 1974 Roads Act 1993 s 6 Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2003

Almona Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2008] NSWLEC 112 Ashfield Municipal Council v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2001) 117 LGERA 203 Boland v Yates Property Corp Pty Ltd (1999) 74 ALJR 209 Commissioner of Succession Duties (South Australia) v Executor Trustee and Agency Company of South Australia Limited (1947) 74 CLR 358 Fitzgerald v Blacktown City Council (unreported; NSWLEC, Talbot J, 28 March 1994) Fitzpatrick Investments Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [No 2] (2000) 108 LGERA 417 Lewis v Bell (1985) 1 NSWLR 731 CASES CITED: McBaron v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (1995) 87 LGERA 238 Minister for Education and Training v Tanner (2003) 128 LGERA 281 Mir Bros Unit Constructions Pty Limited v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 314 Mitchell v Newcastle City Council [2008] NSWLEC 1140 Niezabitowski and Anor v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) (2006) 147 LGERA 417 Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Peak [2007] NSWCA 66 Spencer v The Commonwealth of Australia (1907) 5 CLR 418 Walker Corporation Pty Limited v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2008] HCA 5; (2008) 82 ALJR 489 West v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (1995) 88 LGERA 266