Bankstown City Council v Mohamad El Dana [2009] NSWLEC 68

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Bankstown City Council v Mohamad El Dana [2009] NSWLEC 68

APPELLANT: Bankstown City Council PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Mohamad El Dana

FILE NUMBER(S) : 10697 of 2008

CORAM: Biscoe J

DEVELOPMENT CONSENT :- appeal on question of law from decision of Commissioner upholding appeal from council refusal of development application - Commissioner considered and determined all council's contentions unfavourably to council - whether open to council on appeal to contend that Commissioner should have done more - principles concerning raising a new argument on appeal - whether Commisioner failed to have regard to relevant provisions of local envirionmental plan. KEY ISSUES: Appeal:- on question of law from decision of Commissioner upholding appeal from council refusal of development application - Commissioner considered and determined all council's contentions unfavourably to council - whether open to council on appeal to contend that Commissioner should have done more - principles concerning raising a new argument on appeal - whether Commisioner failed to have regard to relevant provisions of local envirionmental plan.

Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2001, cll 2, 11(3), 44, 45 LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 56(1), 61(1) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 79C(1) Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 56A

Beale v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Clifford v Wyong Shire Council (1996) 89 LGERA 240 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Currey v Sutherland Shire Council (1998) 100 LGERA 365 Design Power Assocs Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council [2005] NSWLEC 470, (2005) 148 LGERA 233 Franklins Ltd v Penrith City Council and Campbell's Cash and Carry Pty Ltd [1999] NSWCA 134 Housing Commission of New South Wales v Tatmar Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (1983) 3 NSWLR 378 CASES CITED: Manly Council v Hortis [2001] NSWCA 81, (2001) 113 LGERA 321 Mohamad El Dana v Bankstown City Council [2008] NSWLEC 1484 North Sydney Council v Ligon 302 Pty Ltd (1995) 87 LGERA 435 Page v Parkes Shire Council (1991) 72 LGRA 97 Randall Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council [2005] NSWCA 205, (2005) 144 LGERA 119 Rowe v Australian United Steam Navigation Company Ltd (1909) 9 CLR 1 Shellharbour City Council v Rigby [2006] NSWCA 308, (2006) 150 LGERA 11 University of Wollongong v Metwally [No 2] (1985) 59 ALJR 481