Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Pty Ltd v Manly Council (No 4) [2009] NSWLEC 226

Reported Decision : (2009) 172 LGERA 1

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Pty Ltd v Manly Council (No 4) [2009] NSWLEC 226

APPLICANT Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Pty Ltd PARTIES : RESPONDENT Manly Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 11098 of 2004

CORAM: Preston CJ

KEY ISSUES: APPEAL :- s 56A(1) appeal against commissioner's decision - modification application made directly to the Court to modify development consent granted by the Court - modification sought to impose condition on development consent stating that approval is granted under s 125 of the Roads Act 1993 - commissioner erroneously assumed proceedings were appeal against council's refusal of modification application - commissioner erroneously assumed court could exercise council's function to grant Roads Act approval on such an appeal by imposing condition on development consent - misdirection and misexercise of function to grant Roads Act approval - misdirection and misexercise of function to approve modification application - commissioner's decision set aside - no utility in remitting to commissioner as only proper order is to dismiss substantive proceedings - substantive proceedings dismissed.

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 79C, 83, 96, 96AA, 97 LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 ss 17, 39, 56A Roads Act 1993 ss 3, 125

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