Pittwater Council v Bolitho [2007] NSWLEC 355

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Pittwater Council v Bolitho [2007] NSWLEC 355

APPLICANT Pittwater Council PARTIES : RESPONDENT Kim Bolitho

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40310; 40311 of 2007

CORAM: Preston CJ

KEY ISSUES: Civil Enforcement :- statutory orders to remove horses - injunctions sought to enforce statutory orders - Court has discretion to grant or withhold relief - not proper exercise of discretion to enforce a statutory order that should not have been issued - keeping of horses in an inappropriate manner - relief should be proportionate response - appropriate order is to require measures to be taken to keep horses in appropriate manner not removal of horses - costs

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s76A, s121B, s121ZK, s122(a), b(v), s123(1), s124(1) LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s69(2) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) s124, s180, s672(a), (b)(ii), s673(1), s676(1) Local Government (General) Regulation, cl 92, cl 21(4), Part 5 of Schedule 2

F Hannan v Electricity Commission of NSW [No 3] (1985) 66 LGRA 306; Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403; Liverpool City Council v Roads and Traffic Authority and Interlink Roads Pty Ltd (1991) 74 LGRA 265; Liverpool City Council v Roads and Traffic Authority and Interlink Roads Pty Ltd (No.2) (1992) 75 LGRA 210; CASES CITED: Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (1993) 80 LGERA 173; Royal Agricultural Society of NSW v City of Sydney Council (1987) 61 LGRA 305; Shire of Perth v O'Keefe (1964) 110 CLR 529; Warringah Shire Council v Raffles (1978) 38 LGRA 306; Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335