South Sydney Council v Royal Botanic Gardens [1999] NSWCA 478

New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : South Sydney Council v Royal Botanic Gardens [1999] NSWCA 478 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40741/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 23-24 August 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 December 1999

South Sydney Council PARTIES : (Appellant) v Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Beazley JA at 52; Fitzgerald JA at 53

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 1539/96 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Hodgson J

COUNSEL : A: A J Meagher SC, P Brereton R: J G Gleeson SOLICITORS : A: Pike Pike & Fenwick R: Minter Ellison CATCHWORDS : Contracts; Construction and interpretation of lease; meaning of "may have regard to"; whether matters set out in clause exhaustive in determination of rent; rectification; specific performance. Local Government Act 1919 ACTS CITED : Royal Botanical Gardens & Domain Trust ACt 1980 Domain Leasing Act 1961 Thorby v Goldberg 112 CLR 597 Meehan v Jones 149 CLR 571 Hall v Busst 104 CLR 206 Van Der Waal v Goodenough (1983) 1 NSWLR 81 Booker Industries Pty Ltd v Wilson Parking (Qld) Pty Ltd 149 CLR 600 CASES CITED: Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd 185 CLR 410 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v SRA of NSW 194 CLR 338 Perry v Wright [1908] 1 KB 441 Bowtell v Goldsborough Mort & Co Ltd 3 CLR 444 Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Teoh 183 CLR 273 York Airconditionaing and Refrigeration (Aust) Pty Ltd v Commonwealth 80 CLR 11 Sebel Products Ltd v Commissioner of Customs and Excise [1949] Ch 409 DECISION : See orders