Kennedy v Stockland Developments Pty Limited (No 3) [2011] NSWLEC 249

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kennedy v Stockland Developments Pty Limited (No 3) [2011] NSWLEC 249 Hearing dates: 15, 16 and 22 December 2011 Decision date: 22 December 2011 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: (1) Mr Kennedy's notice of motion filed on 24 November 2011 is dismissed; (2) Mr Roy "Dootch" Kennedy is to pay Stockland's costs of the motion; and (3) the exhibits are to be returned. Catchwords: PROCEDURE: the power of the Court to set aside or vary a judgment before orders have been entered - misapprehension as to the law - judgment varied

INJUNCTIONS: whether an injunction granted on a previous occasion should be discharged - whether the terms of the injunction were too wide - whether the circumstances had materially changed since the injunction was granted - whether the issuing of the injunction impermissibly infringed a common law right of free speech or a common law right to protest - whether onus was on the respondent to demonstrate to the Court that the injunction should be maintained - injunction maintained

COSTS: whether a costs order made and entered in the absence of the applicant should be set aside - costs order maintained - whether the proceedings were brought in the public interest - proceedings not brought in the public interest and costs follow the event Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 56 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Pt 3A Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 78B Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 rr 4.2(1), 7.6 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 36.16 Cases Cited: Akari v Sole [2008] NSWSC 59 Australian Competition and Consumer Commissioner v Dataline.Net.Au Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 146; (2007) 161 FCR 513 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) [1993] HCA 6; (1993) 176 CLR 300 Bailey v Marinoff [1971] HCA 49; (1971) 125 CLR 529 Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2010] NSWLEC 59; (2010) 173 LGERA 280 Celermajer Holdings Pty Ltd v Kopas [2011] NSWSC 304 Coastwide Fabrication & Erection Pty Ltd v Honeysett (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 291 Commissioner of Police v Rintoul [2003] NSWSC 662 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; (2005) 223 CLR 1 De L v Director-General, NSW Department of Community Services (No 2) [1997] HCA 14; (1997) 190 CLR 207 Delta Electricity v Blue Mountains Conservation Society Inc [2010] NSWCA 263; (2010) 176 LGERA 424 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Meredith (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 133; (2008) 75 NSWLR 462 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 115 DJL v Central Authority [2007] HCA 17; (2000) 201 CLR 226 Evans v State of New South Wales [2008] FCAFC 130; (2008) 168 FCR 576 Fokas v Kogarah Council [2008] NSWCA 145 Friends of Turramurra Inc v Minister for Planning (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 170 Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 291 Hearse v Pallister [2009] NSWSC 406 Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 228 Kennedy v Stockland Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 186 Kennedy v Stockland Developments Pty Ltd [2011] NSWLEC 185 Martin v New South Wales Minister for Mineral and Forest Resources [2011] NSWLEC 38 McGinn v Ashfield Council [2011] NSWLEC 105 Mirembe Pty Ltd v Craig Dangar [2010] NSWSC 637 New Cap Reinsurance Corporation Ltd v AE Grant [2009] NSWSC 950 Nominal Defendant v Livaja [2011] NSWCA 121 Olofsson v Minister for Primary Industries [2011] NSWLEC 137 Resort Hotels Management Pty Ltd v Resort Hotels of Australia Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 730 Smith v NSW Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 256 Snowy River Alliance Inc v Water Administration Ministerial Corp (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1132 State Rail Authority v Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd (No 2) [1982] HCA 51; (1982) 150 CLR 29 Statewide Secured Investments Ltd v Hawkins [2011] NSWSC 144 Talbot-Price v Jacobs [2008] NSWCA 189 Todorovic v Moussa [2001] NSWCA 419; (2001) 53 NSWLR 463 Wentworth v Woollahra Municipal Council No 2 [1982] HCA 41; (1982) 149 CLR 672 Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Detailed Flooring Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1056Akari v Sole [2008] NSWSC 59 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Roy "Dootch" Kennedy (Applicant) Stockland Development Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Mr D Joyce (Applicant) Dr J Griffiths (Respondent) Environmental Defenders Office (Applicant) Herbert Geer (Respondent) File Number(s): 40977 of 2011