Shellharbour City Council v Minister for Planning (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 107

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Shellharbour City Council v Minister for Planning (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 107 Hearing dates: 25 May 2011 Decision date: 26 May 2011 Before: Pain J Decision: The Council's application for a direction to rely on expert evidence is refused. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - whether direction allowing filing of expert ecological evidence ought be granted in judicial review proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Pt 3A s 75O Shellharbour Local Environmental Plan 2000 State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Development) 2005 cl 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Pt 31 r 31.19 Cases Cited: Chapman v Chapman [2007] NSWSC 1109 Countouris v Kallos [2007] NSWSC 944 Ex parte MacKaness v Avery Pty Limited re Royce (1943) 43 SR (NSW) 239 Texts Cited: DC Pearce and RS Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia, 6th ed (2006) LexisNexis Butterworths Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW, LexisNexis, Sydney, 2005 to date Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Shellharbour City Council (Applicant) Minister for Planning (First Respondent) Delfin Lend Lease Limited (Second Respondent) Representation: Mr J Lazarus (Applicant) Ms K Richardson (First Respondent) Ms A Mitchelmore (Second Respondent) Sparke Helmore Lawyers (Applicant) Legal Services Branch, Department of Planning (First Respondent) Allens Arthur Robinson (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 40183 of 2011