NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision: 175 LGERA 276
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW v McDonald [2010] NSWCA 236
HEARING DATE(S): 23 June 2010
JUDGMENT DATE: 15 September 2010
JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Tobias JA at 2; Macfarlan JA at 146
(a) Appeal dismissed; DECISION: (b) Cross-appeal allowed; (c) Set aside the assessment of compensation under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 in the sum of $781,669 made by Biscoe J on 8 July 2009 and in lieu thereof substitute compensation in the amount of $844,241; (d) The appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal and the cross-appeal.
CATCHWORDS: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – acquisition of land – compensation – valuation – loss attributable to disturbance – whether disputed costs would necessarily have been incurred in realising subdivision potential of acquired land – whether disputed costs involve double-dipping – whether unreasonable to allow costs attributable to payment of rent
Hastings Local Environmental Plan 2001 LEGISLATION CITED: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Land and Environment Court Act 1979
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
AMP Capital Investors Ltd v Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation [2008] NSWCA 325; (2008) 163 LGERA 245 Commonwealth v Milledge (1953) 90 CLR 157 Gosford Shire Council v Green (1980) 48 LGERA 201 Horn v Sunderland Corporation [1941] 2 KB 26 Horton v Wyong Shire Council (No 2) [2005] NSWLEC 45 McDonald v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2009] NSWLEC 105 CASES CITED: Mir Bros Unit Constructions Pty Ltd v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 314 Peter Croke Holdings Pty Ltd v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales (1998) 101 LGERA 30 Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Collex Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 101; (2009) 165 LGERA 419 Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Muir Properties Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 460; (2005) 143 LGERA 192 Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Peak [2007] NSWCA 66 Serbian Cultural Club Inc & Serbian Cultural Club Limited v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2007] NSWLEC 673 Sydney Water Corporation v Caruso [2009] NSWCA 391; (2009) 170 LGERA 298
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