DOMINIC WYKANAK v. ROCKDALE CITY COUNCIL [1998] NSWLEC 160 (20 July 1998) [1998] NSWLEC 73

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : DOMINIC WYKANAK v. ROCKDALE CITY COUNCIL [1998] NSWLEC 160 (20 July 1998) [1998] NSWLEC 73 PARTIES : DOMINIC WYKANAK v. ROCKDALE CITY COUNCIL FILE NUMBER(S) : 40005 of 1997 CORAM: Pearlman J KEY ISSUES: :- Community and operational land - reclassification - invalidity of local environmental plan - privative clauses - natural justice - public participation - improper purpose Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 27, 35, 66, 67, 68, 70, 104A LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act 1993 ss 10, 27, 29, 36, 38, 40, 44, 45 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation cls 12, 13 R v Hickman; ex parte Fox (1945) 70 CLR 598 at 615 and 616; Darling Casino v New South Wales Casino Authority (1997) 96 LGERA 114 ; Londish v Knox Grammar School and Ors (Court of Appeal, 22 December 1997; Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd and Anor v Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning and Anor (1996) 90 LGERA 341; CASES CITED: Darling Casino v NSW Casino Authority per Brennan CJ, Dawson and Toohey JJ at p 116); Samrein Pty Ltd v Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board (1982) 56 ALJR 678 at 679); Parramatta City Council and Anor v Hale and Ors (1982) 47 LGRA 319 at 339-340; Seaton v Mosman Municipal Council and Anor (1996) 93 LGERA 1 DATES OF HEARING: 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 April;1 May; 1, 2, 5 June 1998 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/20/1998

N/A First Respondent Mr S B Austin QC with S A Duggan, Barrister LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Second Respondent Mr I J Hemmings, Barrister Third Respondent Mr G A Green, Solicitor Fourth Respondent Mr A E Galasso, Barrister