Hedderman v Murray & Anor [2005] NSWSC 262

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Hedderman v Murray & Anor [2005] NSWSC 262

HEARING DATE(S) : 30/03/05

JUDGMENT DATE : 15 April 2005

JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1

DECISION : I dismiss the summons. I order the plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs. The Exhibits may be returned.

CATCHWORDS : Power to amend plans and approve an alternative site: s 40(3) of Liquor Act 1982. - Nature of statutory appeal - the ambit of "question of Law"

Liquor Act 1982 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970

Cowley & Ors v Smith & Anor; Poulos v Smith & Anor (unreported 23 December 2003 per Whealy J Kupke & Anor v Martin (1998) 13 NSWLR 449 Willoughby Municipal Council v Local Government Appeals Tribunal & Anor (1974) 2 NSWLR 415 at 42F Legge v Inner London Education Authority (1972) 1 WLR 1245 at 1256 Qantas Airways Limited v Arabco Limited (1996) 185 CLR 43 at 61 Transport Action Group Against Motorways v RTA (1999) 46 NSWLR 598 at 647 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex Parte Applicant s 20/2002 (2003) 77 ALJR 1165 at 52, 37, 173; Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SGLB (2004) 78 ALJR 992 at 38 Greyhound Racing Authority (NSW) v Bragg (2003] NSWCA 388 (22 December 2004) at 57-66 Woolworths Limited v Pallas Newco Pty Limited [2004] NSWCA 422 (19 November 2004 at 92 Murrumbidgee Groundwater Preservation Association Inc v Minister for Natural Resources [2005] NSWCA 10 (19 February 2005) at 129 Hill v Green (1999) 48 NSWLR 161 at 174-175 Australian Gaslight Co v Valuer General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 126 Waterford v The Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54 Azzopardi v Tasman UED Industries Limited (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 at 155-7 Mahony v Industrial Registrar of New South Wales (1986) 8 NSWLR 1 at 5 CASES CITED : Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 at 355 AG (NSW) v X (2000) 49 NSWLR 653 Colonial Bank of Austtralasia v Willan (1874) 5 PC 417 at 443 Ex Parte Tees Limited re Butler (1934) 34 SR (NSW) 277 at 283 Ex Parte Mullen re Hood (1935) 35 SR (NSW) 289 at 298 Minahan v Baldock (1950) 84 CLR 1 at 11 Ex Parte Hulin; re Gillespie (1965) 65 SR (NSW) 31 at 33 Parissienne Basket Shoes Pty Ltd v Whyte (1937) 59 CLR 369 Manning v Thompson (1976) 2 NSWLR 380; (1979) 1 NSWLR 384 Ex Parte Cuneo & Ors Re Latham (1956) SR (NSW) 197 Cuneo v Latham (1956) 30 ALJR 179 Cross v McHugh (1974) 1 NSWLR 500 at 503 Bradley v Fitzmaurice (1974) 2 NSWLR 286 per Jeffrey J Bean v Dukic (unreported NSWCA per Gleeson CJ, Beazley, Stein JJA 5 December 1997) Raffaele v Sidaway (unreported NSWSC Sully J 16 May 1997) Murphy v Brittain (unreported NSWSC Barr J 8 November 1996) Gorczynski v Perera & Anor (2003) NSWCA 70 per Santow JA with whom Meagher and Ipp JJA agreed