Gazcorp Pty Ltd v Westfield Management Pty Ltd & Anor [2004] NSWCA 63

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Gazcorp Pty Ltd v Westfield Management Pty Ltd & Anor [2004] NSWCA 63 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 March 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Giles JA at 2; Pearlman AJA at 34 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed to the extent of reformulation of orders (2) and (3) made on 16 January 2004 but otherwise dismissed; 2. Set aside orders (2) and (3) made on 16 January 2004 and in lieu thereof order: "(2) The first respondent abstain from carrying out, or causing the carrying out of, or permitting, authorising or suffering the use of the property at No 12, lot 121 in deposited plan 87692, Orange Grove Road, Warwick Farm for he purpose of a shop or shops otherwise than in accordance with the development consent 4891/00 granted on 18 September 2001, or such other valid development consent as may be granted with respect to the property."; 3. Stay the operation of order (2) substituted by order 2 for twenty-eight days from today's date; 4. Appellant pay respondents' costs.

CATCHWORDS : Development consent - use as warehouse clearance outlet - within listed non-permitted development of a shop - not otherwise listed - whether a development "not referred to" in the instrument - construction of LEP - injunctive relief stayed for 28 days - whether miscarriage of discretion in declining to grant longer stay. ACR Trading Pty Ltd v Fat Sel Pty Ltd (1987) NSWLR 67; CASES CITED : NRMCA (Qld) Ltd v Andrew (1993) 2 Qd R 706; Tynan v Meharg (1998) 101 LGERA 255; Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335. Gazcorp Pty Ltd - Appellant PARTIES : Westfield Management Pty Ltd - First Respondent Kent Street Pty Ltd - Second Respondent FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40090/04 COUNSEL : N Hemmings QC - Appellant M Craig QC & R Lancaster - Respondents SOLICITORS : Allans Arthur Robinson - Appellant Mallesons Stephen Jaques - Respondents