Blacktown Council v Fitzpatrick Investments [2001] NSWCA 259

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Blacktown Council v Fitzpatrick Investments [2001] NSWCA 259 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40608/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 July 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 August 2001

PARTIES : Blacktown City Council (Appellant) Fitzpatrick Investments Pty Limited (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Brownie AJA at 7; Ipp AJA at 37

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land & Environment Court LOWER COURT LEC 30071/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Lloyd J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : J Ayling (Appellant) M H Tobias QC & J J Webster (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Taylor Kelso (Appellant) Gordon & Johnstone (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Resumption and acquisition of land - compensation - assessment and related matters - factors in estimating compensation - disturbance Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991; LEGISLATION CITED : Environmental Planning and Assessment (Amendment) Act 1985; Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. Council of the City of Newcastle v Royal Newcastle Hospital (1957) 96 CLR 493, [1959] AC 248; The Council of the City of Parramatta v Brickworks Limited (1972) 128 CLR 1; Eaton and Sons Pty Limited v The Council of the Shire of Warringah (1972) 129 CLR 270; Goldsworthy Mining Limited v The Commissioner of Taxation (1975) 132 CLR 463; Vaughan-Taylor v David Mitchell-Melcann Pty Limited (1991) 25 NSWLR 580; CASES CITED: The Council of the Municipal Council of Ku-Ring-Gai v Mobil Oil Australia Limited, (Unreported) - Court of Appeal, 15 April 1992; South Sydney City Council v Houlakis and Teakdale Pty Limited (1996) 92 LGERA 401; Brewarrana Pty Limited v Commissioner of Highways [No. 2] (1973) 32 LGRA 240; Harvey v Crawley Development Corporation [1957] 1 QB 485; Boland v Yates Property Corporation Pty Limited (1999) 167 ALR 575; Banno v Commonwealth of Australia (1993) 34 FCR 32 at 40. DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.