Hua and Anor v Hurstville City Council [2010] NSWLEC 61

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Hua and Anor v Hurstville City Council [2010] NSWLEC 61

FIRST APPLICANTS Thuan Tong Hua PARTIES : Thuan Tri Hua SECOND APPLICANT Hong Ha Mascot Bakery Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30334 of 2009

CORAM: Pain J

KEY ISSUES: COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND :- assessment of compensation for disturbance of lessee of acquired premises - whether interest in land exists - whether compensation payable on extinguishent of business or relocation basis - whether any relevant difference between relocation and reinstatement of business

Land Acquisition Act 1969 (SA) s 25 LEGISLATION CITED: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 s 4, s 19, s 20, s 37, s 54, s 55, s 59, s 66 Lands Compensation Act (1958) Vic s 11 Public Works Act 1912

Blacktown Council v Fitzpatrick Investments [2001] NSWCA 259 Brown Bros (Marine) Holdings Pty Ltd v NSW Land and Housing Corporation (1991) 72 LGRA 50 Caruana v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council [2007] NSWLEC 109 Commissioner of Highways v George Eblen Pty Ltd (1975) 10 SASR 384 Commissioner of Highways v Shipp Bros Pty Ltd (1978) 19 SASR 215 Commissioner of Succession Duties (SA) v Executor Trustee and Agency Co of South Australia (1947) 74 CLR 358 Director of Buildings and Lands v Shun Fung Ironworks Ltd [1995] 2 AC 111 Fitzpatrick Investments Pty Limited v Blacktown City Council (No 2) (2000) 108 LGERA 417 Homecare Services (NSW) v Albury City Council (2004) 136 LGERA 117 CASES CITED: Hornsby Council v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (1997) 41 NSWLR 151 Housing Commission of New South Wales v Falconer & Others (1981) 50 LGRA 334 Keogh v Housing Commission of Victoria (No 2) (1969) 18 LGRA 295 Kozaris v Roads Corporation [1991] 1 VR 237 McBaron v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (1995) 87 LGERA 238 McDonald v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (2009) 169 LGERA 352 Minister of State for Army v Parbury Henty & Co Pty Ltd (1945) 70 CLR 459 Mir Bros Unit Constructions Pty Limited v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 314 Peter Croke Holdings Pty Limited v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (1998) 101 LGERA 30 Richardson v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (1996) 90 LGERA 294 Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Peak [2007] NSWCA 66