ZHANG v CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL [2001] NSWCA 167

Reported Decision : (2001) 115 LGERA 373

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : ZHANG v CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL [2001] NSWCA 167 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40755/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 June 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 June 2001

PARTIES : Julie Zhang Canterbury City Council JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Meagher JA at 99; Beazley JA at 100

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land and Environment Court LOWER COURT LEC 10748/98; 10749/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Talbot J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : P Larkin (Appellant) W R Davison SC (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Steven Klinger (Appellant) Pike Pike & Fenwick (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - consent to development applications - requirement to "take into consideration" development control plan - Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s79C(1) - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - appeal on question of law - Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s56A. LEGISLATION CITED : Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Broussard v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1989) 21 FCR 472 Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163 Croucher v Fairfield City Council (Talbot J, 2 July 1997, unreported) Evans v Marmont (1997) 42 NSWLR 70 JR and EG Richards (NSW) Pty Ltd v Scone Shire Council (Stein J, 24 November 1995, unreported) CASES CITED: Khan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (Gummow J, 11 December 1987, unreported) Lonza v Fairfield City Council (Murrell AJ, 9 December 1996, unreported) North Sydney Council v Ligon 302 Pty Ltd [No. 2] (1996) 93 LGERA 23 Parramatta City Council v Hale (1982) 47 LGERA 319 R v Hunt; ex parte Sean Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 180 CLR 323 Winn v Director General of National Parks and Wildlife [2001] NSWCA 17 DECISION : 1 Appeal allowed in part; 2 Decision of the Commissioner set aside and the proceedings remitted to the Commissioner to be determined in accordance with the judgment of this Court; 3 Each party bear its own costs of the appeal.