Presrod Pty Ltd v Wollongong City Council [2010] NSWLEC 192

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Presrod Pty Ltd v Wollongong City Council [2010] NSWLEC 192

APPLICANT Presrod Pty Limited PARTIES : RESPONDENT Wollongong City Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 10456 of 2009

CORAM: Craig J

KEY ISSUES: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE :- application to set aside final orders - orders made following agreement reached at conference conducted pursuant to s 34, Land and Environment Court Act 1979 – agreement signed by solicitors for the parties – instructions to Council's solicitor received from employees whose actions were not in accordance with the functions delegated to them – authority of legal practitioners to compromise proceedings – Council bound by agreement signed by its solicitor – orders not made "irregularly" or "illegally" within the meaning of the UCPR 36.15 – 'sufficient cause' not shown – application dismissed.

Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 4, 56 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 79C, 80, 80A, 97 Interpretation Act 1987, s 49(1) LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 34 Local Government Act 1993, ss 377(1), 378(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Wollongong City Centre Local Environmental Plan 2007 Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009

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