Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (No 4) [2009] NSWLEC 87

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (No 4) [2009] NSWLEC 87

APPLICANTS: Alan Arnold

FIRST RESPONDENT: Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 PARTIES : SECOND RESPONDENT: State of New South Wales

THIRD RESPONDENT: Commonwealth of Australia

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40049 of 2007

CORAM: Biscoe J

KEY ISSUES: COSTS :- in class 4 judicial review proceedings - whether there should be departure from usual order that costs follow the event - whether financial stress of unsuccessful party relevant - apportionment of costs where unsuccessful party succeeds on a discrete issue - whether litigation brought in the public interest and, if so, whether that justifies departure from usual costs order - whether there should be apportionment in relation to interlocutory issues.

Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 16(1A), s 69(2)(a) National Water Commission Act 2004 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED: Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992 (Cth) Water Act 1912 (NSW), Pt 5 Water Management Act 2000 (NSW), Pt 2 of Ch 3 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, r 4.2(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 42.1, 42.6, 42.7.1

Anderson on behalf of the Numbahjing Clan within the Bundjalung Nation v NSW Minister for Planning (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 272, (2008) 163 LGERA 132 Arnold v Minister Administering Water Management Act 2000 [2007] NSWLEC 531, (2007) 157 LGERA 379 Arnold and Others v Minister Administering Water Management Act 2000 and Others [2008] NSWCA 338, (2008) 163 LGERA 429 Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (No 3) [2009] NSWLEC 56. Board of Examiners v XY [2006] VSCA 190 CASES CITED: F & D Bonaccorso Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council (No 5) [2008] NSWLEC 235 Ku-Ring-Gai Council v Minister for Planning (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 226 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59, (1990) 170 CLR 534 Newcastle City Council v Weiland [2009] NSWCA 113. Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11, (1998) 193 CLR 72 Sharples v Minister for Local Government (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 62