HURSTVILLE CITY COUNCIL v HUTCHISON 3G AUSTRALIA PTY LTD [2003] NSWCA 179

Reported Decision : (2003) 127 LGERA 95

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : HURSTVILLE CITY COUNCIL v HUTCHISON 3G AUSTRALIA PTY LTD [2003] NSWCA 179 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 May 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 July 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Handley JA at 73; McColl JA at 74 DECISION : Appeal allowed. See par 72 for orders

CATCHWORDS : Statutory Interpretation - Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) Sch 3 Pt 1 Div 4 cl 7 - "maintain a facility" - whether Council-owned light pole a "facility" under the Act - whether respondent authorised by the Act to remove and replace light pole. (D) Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 1994 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Botany Municipal Council v Federal Airports Authority (1992) 175 CLR 453 Coco v The Queen (1994) 179 CLR 427 Council of the Municipality of Randwick v Rutledge (1959) 102 CLR 54 Friends of Pryor Park Inc v Ryde City Council (1996) 91 LGERA 302 CASES CITED : Gibb v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1966) 118 CLR 628 Hurstville City Council v Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Ltd [2003] NSWLEC 52 Saraswati v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 1 The King v Wallis; Ex parte H v Mackay Massey Harris Pty Ltd (1949) 78 CLR 529 Victoria v The Commonwealth (1937) 58 CLR 618 PARTIES : HURSTVILLE CITY COUNCIL v HUTCHISON 3G AUSTRALIA PTY LTD FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40207/2003 COUNSEL : Appellant: F M Douglas QC/ K M Connor Respondent: S Gageler/ D Wilson SOLICITORS : Appellant: Deacons Respondent: Truman Hoyle