NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 133 LGERA 1
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : DETALA PTY LIMITED v BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL [2002] NSWCA 404 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40854/01; LEC 40043/00; CA 40247/00; LEC 40043/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 12,15 August 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 December 2002
PARTIES : DETALA PTY LIMITED v BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Santow JA at 3; Davies AJA at 4
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Common Law Division LOWER COURT LEC40043/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LEC40043/00 LOWER COURT Bignold J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Appellants: Murry Tobias QC; Sandra Duggan Respondent: Tim Robertson SOLICITORS : Appellant: Bartier Perry Respondent: Wilshire Webb CATCHWORDS : LOCAL GOVERNMENT - whether development consent lapsed - whether construction works commenced within 5 years - whether breach of condition - whether developer failed to obtain authority for tree clearing- meaning of condition respecting tree clearing discussed - whether developer failed to obtain construction certificate - estoppel Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 - ss 80(12), 81A(4), 95(1), 95(4), Part 4A, 149-E Local Government Act 1919 - Part 12, s 327, s 331(1) LEGISLATION CITED : Acts: Interpretation Act 1987 - s 30 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 1994 - Part 7A Environmental Planning and Assessment (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1988 cl. 5 Iron Gates Development Pty Ltd v Richmond-Evans Environmental Society (1992) 81LGERA 132 Coalcliff Community Association Inc v Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning (1999) 206 LGERA 243 Green v Kogarah Municipal Council (2001) LGERA 123 Young v Warringah Shire Council (2001) 117 LGERA 62 Grand United Friendly Society v Parramatta City Council [2000] NSW LEC 207 CASES CITED: Tasker v Fullwood [1978] 1 NSWLR 20 Victoria v The Commonwealth (1975) 134 CLR 81 Hunter Resources Ltd v Melville (1988) 164 CLR 234 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1997) 94 CLR 355 The Queen v East Sussex County Council [2002] UKHL 8, [2002] All ER (D) 27 Formosa v Secretary Department of Social Security (1988) 46 FCR 117 DECISION : See paragraph 64
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