Azzopardi & Ors v Gosford City Council & Anor [2002] NSWCA 234

Reported Decision : (2002) 123 LGERA 118

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Azzopardi & Ors v Gosford City Council & Anor [2002] NSWCA 234 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40070/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 June 2002, 13 June 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 July 2002

Victor Azzopardi and Ors PARTIES : v Gosford City Council and Parit Pty Ltd JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Davies AJA at 34; Foster AJA at 45

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land & Environment Court LOWER COURT LEC 40093/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Sheahan J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Appellants - T S Hale SC/ J F Kildea COUNSEL : Respondent 1 - M C Fraser Respondent 2 - P C Tomasetti Appellants - Thompson Norrie, Maitland SOLICITORS : Respondent 1 - P J Donnellan & Co, Gosford Respondent 2 - G J Halpin, Miranda CATCHWORDS : RIVERS AND FORESHORES IMPROVEMENT ACT (NSW) 1948 - PROTECTED LAND - RIVER - EXCAVATION - DEVELOPMENT CONSENT LEGISLATION CITED : Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (NSW) 1979 Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act (NSW) 1948 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 New South Wales Associated Blue Metal Quarries Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1956) 94 CLR 509 CASES CITED: Hope v Bathurst City Council (1980) 144 CLR 1 Australian Gas Light Co v Valuer-General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 126 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL