GAMEPLAN v SOUTH SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL [1999] NSWCA 223

New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : GAMEPLAN v SOUTH SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL [1999] NSWCA 223 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40629/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 15 March 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 July 1999

GAMEPLAN SPORTS AND LEISURE PTY LTD PARTIES : v SOUTH SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Handley JA at 2; Giles JA at 24

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land & Environment Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 40007/96 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Pearlman CJ

COUNSEL : P D McClellan QC/B J Preston (Appellant) W R Davison SC (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Appellant) Pike Pike & Fenwick (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING - whether use of land prohibited - statutory interpretation - zoning tables - whether references to provisions in Local Government Act 1919 correspond with provisions in Local Government Act 1993 Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Act 1983 Local Government Act 1919 Local Government Act 1993 Interpretation Act 1987 ACTS CITED : Domain Leasing Act 1961 Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Act 1980 Centennial Park Trust Act 1983 Centennial Park Trust (Amendment) Act 1991 Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Act 1978 Seaton v Mosman Municipal Council (1998) 98 LGERA 81, 96-8 CASES CITED: Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust v South Sydney Municipal Council (1992) 78 LGERA 223 South Sydney City Council v Paul Dainty Corporation Pty Ltd (1992) 75 LGRA 202, 207-8 Sydney City Council v Royal Agricultural Society (1985) 56 LGRA 443 DECISION : Appeal allowed with costs. Orders made.