BYRON COUNCIL v. VAUGHAN & ANOR [1998] NSWLEC 158 (14 July 1998)copy [1998] NSWLEC 40

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : BYRON COUNCIL v. VAUGHAN & ANOR [1998] NSWLEC 158 (14 July 1998)copy [1998] NSWLEC 40 PARTIES : BYRON COUNCIL v. VAUGHAN & ANOR [1998] NSWLEC 158 (14 July 1998)copy FILE NUMBER(S) : 30164 of 1997 CORAM: Lloyd J KEY ISSUES: :- Encroachment of Buildings Act 1922, ss 2, 3 Limitation Act 1969, ss 14(1)(d), 23, 27(2), 38(2) LEGISLATION CITED: Interpretation Act 1987, s 34(1) Real Estate (Limitation of Actions) Act 1837 Real Property Act, 1900, Pt 6, s 45D Breskvar v Wall (1971) 126 CLR 376 at 385; Quach v Marrickville Municipal Council (1990) 22 NSWLR 55 at 62-63; Amatek Limited v Googoorewon Pty Limited (1993) 176 CLR 471 at 477; Amatek v Googoorewon Pty Limited; Cantamessa v Sanderson (1993) 6 BPR 13,127; Ramsden v Dyson (1866) LR 1 HL 129; Ex parte Beane (1987) 162 CLR 514, at 518, per Mason CJ, Wilson and Dawson JJ; CASES CITED: Cantamessa v Sanderson; Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs v Kurtovic (1990) 21 FCR 193; assumption (Waltons Stores (Interstate) Limited v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387; Limitation Act, s 38(2); Mulcahy v Curramore Pty Limited [1974] 2 NSWLR 464 at 476; Shaw v Garbutt (1996) 7 BPR 14,816; Seddon v Smith (1877) 36 LT 168 at 169; possession (Harnett v Green (No 2) (1883) 4 LR (NSW) 292 at 301; Knox v Gye (1872) LR 5 HL 656 at 674; Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) HCA 28, par 70; 72 ALJR 841 at 855 DATES OF HEARING: 22 & 23 June 1998 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/14/1998