RANSA Sydney Squadron Ltd & Anor v Rushcutters Bay Maritime Reserve Trust & Anor [1999] NSWSC 569

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : RANSA Sydney Squadron Ltd & Anor v Rushcutters Bay Maritime Reserve Trust & Anor [1999] NSWSC 569 revised - 11/06/99 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : 3546/1998 HEARING DATE(S) : 1, 2 and 3 February 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 June 1999

RANSA Sydney Squadron Ltd (First Plaintiff) PARTIES : Thomas Reed Fisher representing Royal Australian Naval Sailing Association (Second Plaintiff) Rushcutters Bay Maritime Reserve Trust (First Defendant) Minister for Land and Water Conservation (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Simos J

COUNSEL : SJ Archer and GL Raffell for the plaintiffs CRC Newlinds for the defendants SOLICITORS : Parry Carroll Kanjian for the plaintiffs Michell Sillar for the defendants CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - Agreement Between Commonwealth and State Governments.; CONTRACT - For Benefit of Third Party - No Trust Created in Favour of Third Party.; CONTRACT - No Concluded Agreement as to Terms of Proposed Lease.; PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL - Not Established.; CONVENTIONAL ESTOPPEL - Not Established.; Crown Lands Act 1989 (NSW) ACTS CITED : Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Con-Stan Industries of Australia Pty. Ltd. v Norwich Winterthur Insurance (Australia) Ltd. (1986) 160 CLR 226. Darlington Borough Council v Wiltshier Northern Ltd. [1995] 1 WLR 68. GR Securities Pty. Ltd. v Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty. Ltd. (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 and 631 (CA). Grundt v Great Boulder Pty. Gold Mines Ltd. (1937) 59 CLR 641. CASES CITED : Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353. Thompson v Palmer (1933) 40 CLR 507. Trident General Insurance Co. Ltd. v McNiece Bros. Pty. Ltd. (1988) 165 CLR 107. Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd. v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387. Wilson v Darling Island Stevedoring and Lighterage Co. Ltd. (1956) 95 CLR 43. DECISION : Proceedings dismissed with costs.