NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2001) 116 LGERA 217
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Scharer v State of New South Wales [2001] NSWCA 360 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40919/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 September 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 October 2001
PARTIES : Geoffrey Francis Scharer - Claimant State of New South Wales - Opponent JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 56; Davies AJA at 62
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT ED 4143/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Santow J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : J M Ireland QC - Claimant B J Preston SC/M P Cleary - Opponent SOLICITORS : Eddy & Moloney, Paddington - Claimant Vivienne Ingram, Solicitor for the National Parks and Wildlife Service - Opponent CATCHWORDS : ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - s 153 National Parks and Wildlife Act - easement - deeming provision - PROCEDURE - jurisdiction - transfer of proceedings - Land and Environment Court - Supreme Court - whether a right conferred by planning or environmental law - whether damages claim within jurisdiction Land and Environment Court - declaratory, injunctive relief sought - whether damages issue ancillary - PROPERTY LAW - easement - transfer upon sale - REMEDIES - judicial review of administrative decisions - ADJR Act - whether damages a remedy in judicial review proceedings - D Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Conveyancing Act 1919 Forestry Act 1916 LEGISLATION CITED : Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1967 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 General Newspapers Pty Limited v Telstra Corporation (1993) 45 FCR 164 National Parks and Wildlife Service v Stables Perisher Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 573 CASES CITED: Nix and Dunn v Pittwater Council (1994) 84 LGERA 199 Packham v Minister for the Environment (1993) 31 NSWLR 65 Park Oh Ho v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1998) 81 ALR 288; (1989) 167 CLR 637 Woollahra Municipal Council v Minister for the Environment (1991) 23 NSWLR 710 DECISION : 1. Appeal dismissed with costs. 2. Orders 1 and 3 of Santow J confirmed. 3. Leave revoked.
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