Gorczynski v Perera and Anor & 1 Ors [2004] NSWCA 70

Reported Decision : 132 LGERA 341

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Gorczynski v Perera and Anor & 1 Ors [2004] NSWCA 70 revised - 23/03/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 November 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Santow JA at 2; Ipp JA at 91 DECISION : 1. Appeal dismissed; 2. The appellant to pay the first and second respondents' costs of the appeal.

CATCHWORDS : PLANNING LAW - development consents - jurisdictional facts - Wednesbury unreasonableness - expert findings - purposive construction of LEP - existing commercial use. - ancillary Council powers - WORD and PHRASES - "residential use of a building" Building Code of Australia LEGISLATION CITED : Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s78A Leichhardt Local Environmental Plan 2000 2(b)2; cl.23(6) Australasian Broadcasting Tribunal & Actors Equity of Australia v Saatchi & Saatchi Compton (Vic) Pty Ltd (1985) 10 FCR 1 Leichhardt Council v Saleh (unreported, LEC No. 40171 of 1986, 5 December 1986) Lockwood v the Commonwealth (1953) 90 CLR 177 Newcrest Mining (WA) Ltd v the Commonwealth (1997) 190 CLR 513 CASES CITED : Parramatta City Council v Bolton (1974) 33 LGRA 303 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Rodi v Warringah Shire Council (1975) 33 LGERA 314 VAW (Kurri Kurri) Pty Ltd v Scientific Committee (established under s127 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995) [2003] NSWCA 297 Woollahra Municipal Council v Banool Developments Pty Ltd (1972) 27 LGERA 396 Peter Francis GORCZYNSKI (Appellant) PARTIES : Ravini Neluka PERERA & Rebecca Patricia DEE (First Respondent) LEICHHARDT COUNCIL (Second Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40250/03 Appellant: J Ayling, SC/ V Bedrossian COUNSEL : R N Perera & R P Dee: P Clay Leichardt Council: B Preston, SC/ H Irish Appellant: Wordsworth Lawyers SOLICITORS : R N Perera & R P Dee: Mallesons Stephen Jaques Leichardt Council: Pike Pike & Fenwick