Dates v NSW Minister for Planning [2009] NSWLEC 38

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Dates v NSW Minister for Planning [2009] NSWLEC 38

APPLICANT: Worimi Dates

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT: NSW Minister for Planning

SECOND RESPONDENT: NSW Roads and Traffic Authority

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40026 of 2009

CORAM: Biscoe J

KEY ISSUES: JUDICIAL REVIEW :- Constitutional law - whether s 75U(1)(d) of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (1979) (NSW) and conditions of approval of a project under Part 3A breach or fail to comply with ss 9 and 10 of Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and are consequently invalid under s 109 of Commonwealth Constitution.

Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, s 109 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 75H, 75J, 75U(1), Pt 3A LEGISLATION CITED: Heritage Act 1977, s 139 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, ss 5, 87 and 90 Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), ss 6A(1), 7, 9, 8 and 10, schedule

Anderson v Director-General, Department of Environment and Conservation [2006] NSWLEC 12, (2006) 144 LGERA 43 Broad Henry v Director-General, Department of Environment and Conservation [2007] NSWLEC 722, (2007) 159 LGERA 172 Clyde Engineering Co Ltd v Cowburn (1926) 37 CLR 466 Country Energy v Williams [2005] NSWCA 318, (2005) 141 LGERA 426, (2005) 63 NSWLR 699 Gerhardy v Brown (1984-1985) 159 CLR 70 CASES CITED: Kartinyeri v Commonwealth [1998] HCA 22, (1998) 195 CLR 337 Mabo v Queensland (1988) 166 CLR 186 R v Licensing Court of Brisbane; Ex parte Daniell (1920) 28 CLR 23 Telstra Corporation v Worthing [1999] HCA 12, (1999) 197 CLR 61 Victoria v Commonwealth (1937) 58 CLR 618 Western Australia v Ward [2002] HCA 28, (2002) 213 CLR 1