Gracewood Australia Pty Ltd v State Water Corporation [2008] NSWLEC 292

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Gracewood Australia Pty Ltd v State Water Corporation [2008] NSWLEC 292

APPLICANT: Gracewood Australia Pty Ltd PARTIES : RESPONDENT: State Water Corporation

FILE NUMBER(S) : 10646 of 2008

CORAM: Biscoe J

Jurisdiction :- respondent issued statement to applicant that applicant had used virtually all of its annual water allocation under licence issued under Water Act 1912 (NSW) - whether applicant's claim for alleged resultant lost opportunity of selling water allocation is within the jurisdiction of the Court. KEY ISSUES: Costs:- where proceedings purportedly brought in Classes 1, 2 and 3 of the Court's jurisdiction are outside jurisdiction and disclose no reasonable cause of action.

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 16, 17, 19(h), 20, 23, Pt 3 Div 1 LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW), r 3.7 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4 Water Act 1912 (NSW), ss 11(4), 12, 13A(4), 14(2), Pt 2 Div 3

National Parks and Wildlife Service v Stables Perisher Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 573 Neighbourhood Association DP 285121 v Murray Shire Council (2001) 117 LGERA 95 CASES CITED: Newcastle City Council v Caverstock Group Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 249 Nix and Dunn v Pittwater Council (1994) 84 LGERA 199 Porter v Hunters Hill Council (2003) 131 LGERA 144 Scharer v State of New South Wales (2001) 53 NSWLR 299