Olofsson v Minister for Primary Industries (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 181

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Olofsson v Minister for Primary Industries (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 181 Hearing dates: 29, 30 and 31 August 2011 Decision date: 14 October 2011 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Preston CJ Decision: The Court orders: 1. Proceedings nos 40637 of 2011 and 80279 of 2011 are dismissed. 2. In proceedings no 40637 of 2011: (a) The applicant is to pay the costs of the first and fourth respondents fixed in the total sum of $5,000. (b) The applicant is to pay the costs of the second and third respondents fixed in the total sum of $5,000. 3. In proceedings no 80279 of 2011, each party is to pay their own costs. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW - revocation of a temporary common, reservation for rural services and grant of licence for access, grazing and site investigation - source of power to revoke temporary common - revocation by implication from later, inconsistent reservation - requirement for revocation to be effected by notice in Gazette - meaning of - whether revocation and reservation complied with statutory requirements - whether revocation and reservation for unauthorised purposes or taking into account irrelevant considerations - validity of licence granted over land Legislation Cited: Bill of Rights 1688 (1 Wm & Mary Sess 2 c 2) Commons Management Act 1989, s 3, s 4, s 24, s 61A Commons Regulation Act 1873 Commons Regulation Act 1898, s 3 Crown Lands Act 1884 (48 Vic No 18), s 4 Crown Lands Act 1989, s 3, s 34, s 78, s 80, s 84, s 87, s 88, s 89, s 90, s 91, Pt 5, Sch 3, 4 and 5 Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 s 5 Crown Lands Occupation Act 1861 s 1, s 29 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Pt 3A Imperial Acts Application Act 1969, s 6, Pt 2 Sch 2 Interpretation Act 1987, s 3, s 48 Mining Act 1992, s 265, cl 24(3), Sch 1, Div 4, Pt 2 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005, sch 1.5(3) Cases Cited: Brown v West (1990) 169 CLR 195 Buresti v Beveridge (1998) 88 FCR 399 Cranbrook School v Woollahra Municipal Council (2006) 66 NSWLR 379 Eastman v Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT) (2003) 214 CLR 318 Edenmead Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1984) 4 FCR 348 Egan v Willis [1998] HCA 71; (1998) 195 CLR 424 Ex parte Penniment (1891) 12 LR (NSW) 68 Haneef v Minister for Immigration (2007) 161 FCR 40 In re Gleeson (1903) 3 SR (NSW) 470 Johns v Australian Securities Commission (1993) 178 CLR 408 Kable v State of NSW [2000] NSWSC 1173; (2001) Aus Torts Rep 81-587 Lockwood v The Commonwealth (1954) 90 CLR 177 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Lands v Nestrom (1899) 20 LR (NSW) 167 Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning v Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd (1996) 91 LGERA 31 Moore v Attorney-General for the Irish Free State [1935] AC 484 Municipal Council of Sydney v Campbell [1925] AC 338 Nicholson-Brown v Jennings [2007] FCA 634; (2007) 162 FCR 337 Olofsson v Minister for Primary Industries [2011] NSWLEC 137 R v Bevan; Ex parte Elias and Gordon (1942) 66 CLR 452 Randwick Corporation v Rutledge (1959) 102 CLR 54 Samrein Pty Ltd v Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board (1982) 56 ALJR 678 Taylor v Minister for Lands (1902) 19 WN (NSW) 178 Thompson v Council of the Municipality of Randwick (1950) 81 CLR 87 Ziade v Randwick City Council [2001] NSWSC 18; (2001) 51 NSWLR 342 Texts Cited: Andrew G Lang, Crown Land in New South Wales (Butterworths, 1973) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Deidre Olofsson (Applicant) Minister for Primary Industries (First Respondent) White Mining (NSW) Pty Limited (Second Respondent) Ashton Coal Operations Pty Limited (Third Respondent) Minister for Resources and Energy (Fourth Respondent) Representation: Ms R Graycar with Ms L R Sanderson (Applicant) Mr N J Williams SC with Mr H R Sorensen (First and Fourth Respondents) Mr M J Leeming SC with Ms V Brigden (Second and Third Respondents) Environmental Defender's Office (Applicant) Crown Solicitor's Office (First and Fourth Respondents) McCulloch Robertson Lawyers (Second and Third Respondents) File Number(s): 40637 of 2011; 80279 of 2011