Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre Pty Limited v Marrickville Council [2010] NSWCA 145

Reported Decision: 174 LGERA 67

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre Pty Limited v Marrickville Council [2010] NSWCA 145 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 20 April 2010

JUDGMENT DATE: 24 June 2010

JUDGMENT OF: Tobias JA at 1; Basten JA at 197; Handley AJA at 228

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs

CATCHWORDS: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Prerogative writs and orders – Certiorari – Discretion of court and matters precluding relief – Delay - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Judicial review – Grounds of review – Jurisdictional fact – Manifest unreasonableness – Improper purpose – Apprehension of bias – Procedural omission - REAL PROPERTY – Rates – Rating of land – Review of decisions – Judicial review – Respondent determined to establish sub-category of rateable land applicable to appellant's land – Respondent fixed ad valorem amount of ordinary rate applicable to that sub-category of land – Appellant challenged validity of respondent's decisions

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Judicial Officers Act 1986 Local Government Act 1919 LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act 1993 Recovery of Imposts Act 1963 Supreme Court Act 1970 Valuation of Land Act 1916

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission [1992] HCA 10; (1992) 175 CLR 564 Associated Provincial Picture Houses, Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Bodruddaza v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2007] HCA 14; 228 CLR 651 British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd v Laurie & Ors [2009] NSWCA 414 Bromley London Borough Council v Greater London Council [1983] 1 AC 768 Bruce v Cole [1998] NSWCA 45; (1998) 45 NSWLR 163 Fares Rural Meat and Livestock Co Pty Ltd v Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation [1990] FCA 139; (1990) 96 ALR 153 Gardner v Dairy Industry Authority (NSW) (1977) 52 ALJR 180 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Inland Revenue Commissioners v National Federation of Self-Employed and Small Businesses Ltd [1982] AC 617 IW v City of Perth [1997] HCA 30; 191 CLR 1 Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre Pty Ltd v Marrickville Council [2009] NSWLEC 109 McGovern v Ku-ring-gai Council [2008] NSWCA 209; (2008) 161 LGERA 170; (2008) 72 NSWLR 504 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 CASES CITED: Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21; (1999) 197 CLR 611 Murrumbidgee Groundwater Preservation Association Inc v Minister for Natural Resources [2005] NSWCA 10; (2005) 138 LGERA 11 Notaras v Waverley Council [2007] NSWCA 333; (2007) 161 LGERA 230 Old St Boniface Residents Association Inc v City of Winnipeg [1990] 3 SCR 1170 Parramatta City Council v Pestell [1972] HCA 59; (1972) 128 CLR 305 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Puhlhofer v Hillingdon London Borough Council [1986] 1 AC 484 Samrein Pty Ltd v Metropolitan Water Sewerage & Drainage Board (1982) 56 ALJR 678 Save Our Streets Inc v Settree [2006] NSWLEC 570; (2006) 149 LGERA 30 Steuart v Oliver (No 2) (1971) 18 FLR 83 The Queen v Toohey; Ex parte Northern Land Council [1981] HCA 74; 151 CLR 170 Thompson v Randwick Corporation [1950] HCA 33; (1950) 81 CLR 87 Vanmeld Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [1999] NSWCA 6; 46 NSWLR 78 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [2006] NSWCA 245 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 422; (2004) 136 LGERA 288; (2004) 61 NSWLR 707