Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Heawood [2002] NSWCA 99

Reported Decision : (2002) 54 NSWLR 289 (2002) 121 LGERA 64

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Heawood [2002] NSWCA 99 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40116/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 18 February 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 April 2002

PARTIES : Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (Appellant) David John Heawood and Bonnie Jean Heawood (Respondents) JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Heydon JA at 2; McClellan J at 33

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land & Environment Court LOWER COURT 40075/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Cowdroy J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : M G Craig QC/J B Maston (Appellant) M H Tobias QC/R D Marshall (Respondents) SOLICITORS : Sparke Helmore (Appellant) Bilbie Dan Hickie (Respondents) CATCHWORDS : Public authority - Land and Environment Court appeal - Roads Act 1993 (NSW) s 32 - statutory construction - compensation payable for loss of access to property - whether loss of access necessarily total - D LEGISLATION CITED : Roads Act 1993 CASES CITED: Marshall v Director-General, Department of Transport (2001) 75 ALJR 1218 DECISION : The appeal is dismissed; the appellant is to pay the respondents' costs of the appeal.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40116/01 LEC 40075/00

HANDLEY JA HEYDON JA McCLELLAN J

12 April 2002