Hunters Hill Council v Cunningham, & Ors [2004] NSWSC 508

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Hunters Hill Council v Cunningham, & Ors [2004] NSWSC 508 HEARING DATE(S) : 31 May 2004 - 1 June 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 June 2004

JURISDICTION: Common Law Administrative Law List JUDGMENT OF : Michael Grove J at 1 DECISION : Judgment for Defendants; Judgment for Cross Claimant

CATCHWORDS : LAND ACQUISITION - MANDATORY ACQUISITION BY COUNCIL ON REQUEST BY OWNERS - STATUTORY OBLIGATION - VALUATION BY VALUER-GENERAL - CONTRACT TO VALUER TO RECOMMEND TO VALUER-GENERAL - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW RELIEF - NO ERROR OF LAW BY VALUER-GENERAL OR CONTRACTOR - STATUTORY ENTITLEMENT OF LANDOWNERS TO WRITTEN OFFER OF ASSESSED COMPENSATION Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 LEGISLATION CITED : Roads Act 1993 Valuation of Land Act 1916 Carltona Ltd v Cmr of Works 1943 2 All ER 560 Gosford City Council v Valuer-General 1996 90 LGERA 413 CASES CITED : Hill v Woollahra Municipal Council 2003 127 LGERA 7 Maurici v Chief Cmr for State Revenue 2003 212 CLR 111 Melwood Units Pty Ltd v Main Roads Cmr 1979 AC 426 Payce Properties Pty Ltd v Harrisons Timber Pty Ltd,unrep NSWSC 14 December 1990 PARTIES : Hunters Hill Council v Peter Charles Cunningham, Valuer-General of New South Wales, Graham William Porter and Meredith Ruth Porter FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30073/03 M. Craig QC with P. Clay (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : J. Maston (First Defendant) J. Griffiths SC with R. Beasley (Second Defendant) Abbott Tout (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Crown Solicitor (First Defendant) Minter Ellison (Second Defendant)