Azar Building and Construction Services Pty Ltd v Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation [2010] NSWLEC 110

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Azar Building and Construction Services Pty Ltd v Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation [2010] NSWLEC 110

FIRST APPLICANT Azar Building and Construction Services Pty Ltd SECOND APPLICANT PARTIES : Key Sites Pty Ltd

RESPONDENT Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30118 of 2010

CORAM: Craig J

KEY ISSUES: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE :- notice of motion to set aside subpoenas and notice to produce – appeal against valuation of land subject to compulsory acquisition- applicants' claim not sufficiently particularised – not possible to establish that a legitimate forensic purpose being served – principles to be applied - subpoenas and notice set aside

Civil Procedure Act 2005 LEGISLATION CITED: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

A v Z (2007) 212 FLR 255 Air Canada v Secretary of State for Trade (No 2) [1983] 2 AC 394; [1983] 2 WLR 494 Alister v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 404 Attorney-General for NSW v Chidgey (2008) 182 A Crim R 536; NSWCCA 65 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR(NSW) 564 CASES CITED: Cosco Holdings Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1997] FCA 1504; (1997) 37 ATR 432 ICAP Australia Pty Ltd v BGC Partners (Australia) Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 307 ICAP Australia Pty Ltd v Moebes [2009] NSWSC 306 NSW Commissioner of Police v Tuxford [2002] NSWCA 139 R v Saleam [1999] NSWCCA 86 Trade Practices Commission v Arnotts Limited (No 2) (1989) 21 FCR 306; 88 ALR 90 Travel Compensation Fund v Blair [2002] NSWSC 1228