MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT & ANOR v SOUTH SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL (NO 3) [2002] NSWCA 327

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT & ANOR v SOUTH SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL (NO 3) [2002] NSWCA 327 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40444/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 September 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 September 2002

South Sydney City Council (Claimant) PARTIES : Minister for Local Government (Opponent) Local Government Boundaries Commission (Second Opponent) JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land & Environment Court LOWER COURT 40060/02 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Talbot J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

D F Jackson QC / M B Lee (Claimant) COUNSEL : B Walker SC / N Perram (Opponent and Second Opponent) SOLICITORS : Marsdens Law Group (Claimant) I V Knight (Opponent and Second Opponent) CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - Injunction pending application for special leave to appeal to High Court - Applicable principles - Prospect of success - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - validity of proclamation of boundaries by Governor - Local Government Act 1993, s 738(1) LEGISLATION CITED : Local Government Act 1993 Advanced Building Systems Pty Ltd v Ramset Fasteners (Aust) Pty Ltd (1997) 71 ALJR 814 Ampolex Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd (1996) 70 ALJR 603 Commissioner of Taxation (Commonwealth) v Myer Emporium Limited [No 1] (1986) 160 CLR 220 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd v Lovell (No 2) (1998) 20 WAR 79 CASES CITED: Jennings Construction Ltd v Burgundy Royale Investments Pty Ltd [No 1] (1986) 161 CLR 681 Mahon v Air New Zealand [1984] AC 808 Minister of Local Government & Anor v South Sydney City Council [2002] NSWCA 288 Muin v Refugee Review Tribunal [2002] HCA 30 Patrick Stevedore Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (No 2) (1998) 72 ALJR 869 Smith Kline & French Laboratories (Aust) Limited v Secretary, Department of Community Services and Health (1991) 65 ALJR 360 DECISION : Injunction granted. See order at [29].