Ballina Waterways Pty Limited v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2009] NSWLEC 96

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Ballina Waterways Pty Limited v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2009] NSWLEC 96

APPLICANT Ballina Waterways Pty Limited PARTIES : RESPONDENT Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30929 of 2006

CORAM: Sheahan J

KEY ISSUES: COMPENSATION :- compulsory acquisition of land - public purpose of diverting a major highway around a town - land undeveloped while route reconsidered - market value - "before and after" method - "underlying zoning" - alternative development scenarios - geotechnical constraints - injurious affection - disturbance - costs

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Ballina Local Environmental Plan

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