Murray v Wingecarribee Shire Council [2004] NSWSC 19

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Murray v Wingecarribee Shire Council [2004] NSWSC 19 HEARING DATE(S) : 20, 27 and 29 January 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 January 2004

JURISDICTION: Common Law Administrative Law List JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J DECISION : Application to transfer proceedings from Supreme Court to Land and Environment Court refused.

CATCHWORDS : ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING LAW [478] - Courts and tribunals with environment jurisdiction - Land and Environment Court - Scope of jurisdiction generally - Exclusive jurisdiction to enforce environmental laws - Question whether Council has power to ban political advertising generally - Whether within exclusive jurisdiction - Whether proceedings should be transferred from Supreme Court to Land and Environment Court. LEGISLATION CITED : Land and Environment Court Act 1979 ss 20, 71 & 72 Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund Pty Ltd v The Batemans Bay Local Aboriginal Land Council (1997) 41 NSWLR 494 Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1992) 177 CLR 106 Bathurst City Council v Saban (1985) 55 LGRA 165 CASES CITED : Bathurst City Council v Saban [No 2] (1986) 58 LGRA 201 Bryants Manly Vale Pty Limited v Francis (1986) 4 NSWLR 635 Lester v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2001] NSWSC 891 Sydney Neighbourhood Assoc Inc v South Sydney City Council [2000] NSWSC 176 Waverley Council v Refkin Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 242 PARTIES : Malcolm John Murray (P) Wingecarribee Shire Council (D) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30118/03 COUNSEL : J E Armfield (P) B Bilinsky, Solicitor (D) SOLICITORS : Aston Reid Lawyers (P) B Bilinsky & Co (D)