CZIPO-BARNA v THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE [1999] NSWSC 323

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : CZIPO-BARNA v THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE [1999] NSWSC 323 CURRENT JURISDICTION : EQUITY FILE NUMBER(S) : 3067/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 7-8 April 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 April 1999

FRANK CZIPO-BARNA and STEPHEN CHARLES CZIPO BARNA PARTIES : v THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE JUDGMENT OF : Bryson J at 1

COUNSEL : PLAINTIFFS: N/A DEFENDANT: M A GILMOUR PLAINTIFFS: NO APPEARANCE OF FRANK CZIPO-BARNA SOLICITORS : STEPHEN CHARLES CZIPO-BARNA IN PERSON UNREPRESENTED DEFENDANT: DEACONS GRAHAM & JAMES CATCHWORDS : CROWN LANDS - UNJUST ENRICHMENT - Lease of Reserve Lands under Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 (repealed) - Public Authority Reserve Trustee of Land under Act - covenant in lease to renovate and repair - expenditure of moneys pursuant to covenant - no extension or renewal of lease upon request and after negotiations - no unjust enrichment as expenditure wholly attributable to covenant in earlier lease -; Estoppel - Proprietary estoppel - public authority deemed owner of Fee Simple in Reserve Lands under Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 (repealed) - Minister's consent required for disposition - No consent - disposition would be unlawful - No estoppel where not lawful to satisfy interest or expectation - No estoppel could arise from alleged promise to dispose of land - On the facts, there was no promise as alleged. ACTS CITED : Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 Pt III B s 37 X, subs 37 X (2), s 37 J J. Attorney-General v The Municipality of the Council of Sydney (1919), 20 SR NSW 46. Austotel Pty Ltd v Franklins Self Serve Pty Ltd, (1989) 16 NSWLR 582. New South Wales Trotting Club Limited v The Council of the Municipality of Glebe (1937), 37 SR, New South Wales, 288. Plimmer v The Mayor of Wellington, 9 Appeal Cases 699. CASES CITED : Silovi v Barbaro (1988) 13 NSWLR 466. Attorney-General v The Municipality of the Council of Sydney (1919), 20 SR NSW 46. Austotel Pty Ltd v Franklins Self Serve Pty Ltd, (1989) 16 NSWLR 582. New South Wales Trotting Club Limited v The Council of the Municipality of Glebe (1937), 37 SR, New South Wales, 288. Plimmer v The Mayor of Wellington, 9 Appeal Cases 699. Silovi v Barbaro (1988) 13 NSWLR 466. DECISION : Judgment for the defendant with costs.