Kennedy v Stockland Development Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 10

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kennedy v Stockland Development Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 10 Hearing dates: 2 February 2011 Decision date: 11 February 2011 Before: Pain J Decision: Notice of Motion seeking security for costs dismissed Catchwords: PROCEDURE - whether security for costs order ought be made in exercise of court's discretion - impecunious litigant unable to meet order if made - circumstances in Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 concerning natural persons not present - litigant acting in public interest as seeking to protect gazetted aboriginal place - whether case generally weak because interlocutory injunction refused - multiple challenges to same development by same applicant Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 61, s 62, Sch 6 Pt 4, s 69(3), s 98 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 75W, s 123 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 56 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 63 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 r 4.2(2) Local Government Act 1993 s 674 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 s 84, s 86(4), s 90 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 s 116(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Pt 42 r 42.21(1), Pt 42 r 42.3(2), Pt 51 r 51.50 Cases Cited: Burrell Place Community Action Group Incorporated v Griffith City Council [2009] NSWLEC 120 Carriage v Stockland (Constructors) Pty Ltd and Anor (No 2) [2002] NSWLEC 121 Carriage v Stockland (Constructors) Pty Ltd and Ors (No 2) [2002] NSWLEC 217; 123 LGERA 214 Diamond & Anor v Birdon Contracting Pty Limited & Anor [2007] NSWLEC 92 Green (as liquidator of Arimco Mining Pty Ltd) v CGU Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWCA 148; (2008) 67 ACSR 105 Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Limited v SST Consulting Pty Ltd and Ors; Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Limited v Rickard Constructions Pty Ltd (subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) and Ors [2009] HCA 43; (2009) 239 CLR 75 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd (1995) 56 FCR 189 Kennedy on behalf of the Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy v Director-General of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Anor [2002] NSWLEC 67 Kennedy v Director General of the Department of Environment and Conservation and Stockland Development Pty Ltd [2006] NSWLEC 325 Roy Kennedy v Director-General of the Department of Environment and Conservation and Anor [2006] NSWLEC 456 Kennedy (on behalf of Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy) v Minister for Planning (NSW) and Anor [2010] NSWLEC 129; (2010) 176 LGERA 395 Kennedy v NSW Minister for Planning [2010] NSWLEC 164 Kennedy v NSW Minister for Planning [2010] NSWLEC 177 Kennedy v NSW Minister for Planning [2010] NSWLEC 240 Kennedy v Stockland Development Pty Ltd and Anor [2010] NSWLEC 250 Kennedy v NSW Minister for Planning [2010] NSWLEC 269 King v Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd [1920] HCA 62; (1920) 28 CLR 289 Lucas v Yorke (1983) 50 ALR 228 Melville v Craig Nowlan & Associates Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 32; (2001) 54 NSWLR 82 Merribee Pastoral Industries Pty Ltd v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [1998] HCA 41; (1998) 193 CLR 502 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Rajski and Anor v Computer Manufacture and Design Pty Ltd and Ors [1982] 2 NSWLR 443 Rajski and Anor v Computer Manufacture and Design Pty Ltd and Ors [1983] 2 NSWLR 122 Reid's Farms Pty Ltd v Murray Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 127 Sales-Cini v Wyong City Council [2009] NSWLEC 201 Sharples v Minister for Local Government [2008] NSWLEC 67; (2008) 159 LGERA 391 Sky Design and Concepts Pty Limited v Pittwater Council (No 4) [2009] NSWLEC 129 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW, LexisNexis, Sydney to date (loose-leaf service at Service 52, January 2011) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Roy "Dootch" Kennedy (Applicant) Stockland Development Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Minister for Planning (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Oshlack (agent) (Applicant) Mr J Robson SC (First Respondent) Solicitors: Indigenous Justice Advocacy Network (Applicant) Herbert Geer (First Respondent) Submitting appearance (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 40880 of 2010