Simpson & Anor v Bagnall & Ors [2007] NSWLEC 823

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Simpson & Anor v Bagnall & Ors [2007] NSWLEC 823

FIRST APPLICANT James David Kingsley Simpson

SECOND APPLICANT Lynne Elizabeth Simpson

FIRST RESPONDENT Stephen David Bagnall

SECOND RESPONDENT Loris Lorraine Stevenson PARTIES : THIRD RESPONDENT Scott Clinton Oakley

FOURTH RESPONDENT Neville James Stack

FIFTH RESPONDENT Shirley Gwendoline Stack

SIXTH RESPONDENT Bowraville Local Aboriginal Land Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30941 of 2004

CORAM: Jagot J

KEY ISSUES: Compensation :- compulsory acquisition of land for road - public purpose - market value - enhancement - injurious affection - disturbance - determination of compensation

LEGISLATION CITED: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Roads Act 1993

Boland v Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd and Another (1999) 167 ALR 575 ; Brewarrana Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Highways [No 2] (1973) 6 SASR 541; Bronzel v State Planning Authority (1979) 44 LGRA 34; Commissioner of Succession Duties (South Australia) v Executor Trustee and Agency Company of South Australia Limited and Others (1947) 74 CLR 358; De Ieso v Commissioner of Highways (1981) 27 SASR 248; Downie v Sorell Council (2005) 141 LGERA 304; CASES CITED: EJ Cooper & Son Pty Limited v Baulkham Hills Shire Council (2003) 131 LGERA 226; Hornsby Shire Council v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (1998) 100 LGERA 105; Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 v Bautovich (2005) 142 LGERA 331; Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v Muir Properties Pty Ltd (2005) 143 LGERA 192; The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs v Charlesworth, Pilling & Co [1901] AC 373; Spencer v The Commonwealth of Australia (1907) 5 CLR 418; William Henry Kater v Electricity Transmission Authority of New South Wales [1996] NSWLEC 15