NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision: 172 LGERA 147
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: St Alder & Ors v Waverley Local Council & Anor [2010] NSWCA 22
HEARING DATE(S): 18/02/2010
JUDGMENT DATE: 8 March 2010
JUDGMENT OF: Allsop P at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Handley AJA at 3
DECISION: Appeal dismissed. The appellants jointly and severally must pay the costs of the first and second respondents.
CATCHWORDS: CROWN LANDS – alienation – lease or licence of Public Reserve – requirement for Minister's consent – other statutory preconditions – no valid lease or licence without compliance with statute. - ESTOPPEL – no estoppel against statute – statute dealing with alienation of Public Reserve – estoppel could not create lease or licence contrary to statute.
LEGISLATION CITED: Crown Lands Act 1989 (NSW) Supreme Court Act s 104
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Bathurst CC v PWC Properties Pty Ltd (1998) 195 CLR 566 Blount v Layard [1891] 2 Ch 678 Breen v Williams (1996) 186 CLR 71 CASES CITED: Cudgen Rutile (No 2) Pty Ltd v Chalk [1975] AC 520 Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Kurtovic (1990) 21 FCR 193 Pratten v Warringah Shire Council (1969) 90 WN (NSW) 134
Appellants - Kevin St Alder & Ors PARTIES: 1R- Waverley Local Council 2R - State of New South Wales
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 289390/09
Appellants - A W Street SC / D Hawkins COUNSEL: 1R - T M Faulkner 2R - M G Sexton SC with Mr R Gowenlock
Appellants - Peter Livers of Slattery Thompson SOLICITORS: 1R - Wilshire Webb Staunton Beattie Lawyers 2R - I V Knight, Crown Solicitor
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