Randwick City Council v Burnett & Anor [2005] NSWSC 508

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Randwick City Council v Burnett & Anor [2005] NSWSC 508

HEARING DATE(S) : 05/05/2005 - 24/05/2005

JUDGMENT DATE : 31 May 2005

JUDGMENT OF : Cooper AJ at 1

DECISION : 1 Judgment in favour of the defendants on the plaintiff's action; 2 Judgment in favour of the cross defendants on the cross claimants' cross claim; 3 Submissions to costs invited

CATCHWORDS : Liability of an entity to pay fees for use, occupation or rent of premises on Crown Land - Identity of entity responsible for fees - Cross claim for possession of goods left on subject premises - Conversion - Detinue - Tresspass to goods

Corporations Act 2001 Crown Lands Consolidaton Act 1913 Crown Lands Act 1989 LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 Impounding Act 1993 Local Government Act 1993

Courtnay v Marine Food Products Ltd (1956) 73 WN 471 McDowelll v Ulster Bank (1899) 33 Irish Law Times Journal 233 CASES CITED : Turner v York Motors Pty Ltd (1951) 85 CLR 55 Richard v Nolan 19 DLR (2d) 229 Willey v Synan (1936 -1937) 57 CLR 200

Randwick City Council PARTIES : John Robert Burnett & Anor

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20947 of 1997

Mr R Wilson (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr M Stevens, Mr M E Luitingh (Defendants)

Bowen & Gerathy (Sydney) SOLICITORS : Lincoln Smith & Company (Sydney)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION

ACTING JUSTICE COOPER

31 May 2005