Walsh v Parramatta City Council and Alam [2007] NSWLEC 255

Reported Decision : (2007) 161 LGERA 118

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Walsh v Parramatta City Council and Alam [2007] NSWLEC 255 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

APPLICANT Colin Thomas Walsh

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Parramatta City Council

SECOND RESPONDENT Elie Alam

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40272 of 2006

CORAM: Preston CJ

KEY ISSUES: Judicial Review :- development consent - alleged breach of development standards for height and floorspace ratio - alleged failure to consider overshadowing - alleged failure to consider disabled access

LEGISLATION CITED: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) s 79C(1)(a)

Abebe v Commonwealth of Australia (1999) 197 CLR 510; Akpan v Minister for Immigration Ethnic Affairs (1982) 58 FLR 47; Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163; Brunetto v Collector of Customs (1984) 4 fcr 92; Buresti v Beveridge (1990) 158 ALR 445; Elliott v Southwark London Borough Council [1976] 1 WLR 499; Gidaro v Secretary Department of Social Security (1988) 154 ALR 550; Foster v Minister for Customs (2000) 200 CLR 442; CASES CITED: Kindimindi Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council (2006) 143 LGERA 277; Makhoul v Parramatta City Council [2006] NSWLEC 386 (21 June 2006); Minister for Immigration and Multi-Cultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323; Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shang Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; Noble v Cowra Shire Council (2001) 114 LGERA 440; R v War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal; Ex parte Bott (1933) 50 CLR 228; Randwick Municipal Council v Manousaki (1988) 66 LGRA 330; Re Queensland Electricity Commission; Ex parte Electrical Trades Union of Australia (1987) 72 ALR 1; Sean Investments Pty Ltd v MacKellar (1981) 38 ALR 363; Zhang v Canterbury City Council (2001) 51 NSWLR 589