Capricornia Prospecting Pty Limited & 2 Ors v Donnelly & Mundine [2002] NSWCA 254

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Capricornia Prospecting Pty Limited & 2 Ors v Donnelly & Mundine [2002] NSWCA 254 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40829/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 04/07/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 August 2002

Capricornia Prospecting Pty Limited, Ross Mining NL and Timbarra Gold Mines Pty Ltd (Appellants) PARTIES : Andrew Donnelly (First Respondent) David Mundine (Second Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Stein JA at 2; Davies AJA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land & Environment Court LOWER COURT LEC 40243/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Bignold J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

M G Craig QC/D T Miller (Appellants) COUNSEL : In Person (First Respondent) In Person (Second Respondent) SOLICITORS : Phillips Fox (Appellants) CATCHWORDS : TOWN PLANING - whether consent from Council and permit from Ministerial Corporation both required - whether development consent valid - whether consent dealt with whole of application - whether Council failed to give consideration to material circumstances - WATER PERMIT - whether permit merely replaced an existing entitlement - whether replacement in part sufficient - JURISDICTION - whether Land and Environment Court had jurisdiction to determine validity of permit granted under the Water Act 1912. D Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4, 92, Water Act 1912, ss 10, 21B, 22BA LEGISLATION CITED : Water Administration Act 1986, s 12 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, s 118A Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, s 253 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 20(3) Mison v Randwick City Council (1991) 23 NSWLR 734 Thorpes Ltd v Grant Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (1954-55) 92 CLR 317 Butler v Attorney General for the State of Victoria (1961) 106 CLR 268 Rose v Hvric (1963) 108 CLR 353 CASES CITED: Commercial Radio Coffs Harbour Limited v Fuller (1986) 161 CLR 47 Australian Gas Light Co v The Valuer General (1940) 40 NSWSR 126 NSW Associated Blue-Metal Quarries Limited v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1956) 94 CLR 509 Hope v The Council of the City of Bathurst (1980) 144 CLR 1 Commissioner of Taxation v Brixius (1987) 16 FCR 359 DECISION : See paragraph 60.