INL Group Limited v Director-General of the New South Wales Department of Planning [2011] NSWLEC 256

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: INL Group Limited v Director-General of the New South Wales Department of Planning [2011] NSWLEC 256 Hearing dates: 20 June 2011 Decision date: 23 December 2011 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: Amended summons dismissed with costs Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW: challenge of a refusal to issue a site compatibility certificate by the Director-General - whether the Director-General took into account irrelevant considerations - whether the Director-General failed to take into account mandatory relevant considerations - whether there was no evidence before the Director-General that the proposed development would degrade the environmental values of the site - whether the decision of the Director-General was manifestly unreasonable or illogical Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulations 2000, cl 50(2A) Evidence Act 1995, s 135 Native Vegetation Act 2003, s 12 Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Environmental Plan 2001 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004, cls 15, 16, 24, 25 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, sch 7, cls 2, 5 Cases Cited: Abebe v Commonwealth of Australia [1999] HCA 14; (1999) 197 CLR 510 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Limited v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin [1990] HCA 21; (1990) 170 CLR 1 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australian Retailers Association v Reserve Bank of Australia [2005] FCA 1707; (2005) 148 FCR 446 Australians for Sustainable Development Inc v Minister for Planning [2011] NSWLEC 33; (2011) 182 LGERA 370 Bat Advocacy NSW Inc v Minister for Environment Protection Heritage and the Arts [2011] FCAFC 59; (2011) 180 LGERA 99 Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163 Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd v Director-General of the NSW Department of Planning (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 83 Haughton v Minister for Planning and Macquarie Generation; Haughton v Minister for Planning and TRUenergy Pty Ltd [2011] NSWLEC 217 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Limited [2010] HCA 32; (2010) 241 CLR 390 McCormack v Commissioner of Taxation Large Business and International [2001] FCA 1700; (2001) 114 FCR 574 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; (2001) 206 CLR 32 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Khadgi [2010] FCAFC 145; (2010) 190 FCR 248 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI [2009] HCA 39; (2009) 111 ALD 15 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJSS [2010] HCA 48; (2010) 243 CLR 164 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 16; (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21; (1999) 197 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia [2001] HCA 17; (2001) 205 CLR 507 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SGLB [2004] HCA 32; (2004) 78 ALD 224 Minister for Planning v Walker [2008] NSWCA 224; (2008) 161 LGERA 423 Moolarben Coal Mines Pty Ltd v Director-General of the (former) Department of Industry and Investment NSW (Agriculture Division) [2011] NSWLEC 191 Prasad v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1985) 6 FCR 155 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 [2003] HCA 30; (2003) 73 ALD 1 Shellharbour City Council v Minister for Planning (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 107 Tuite v Wingecarribee Shire Council (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 321 Walsh v Parramatta City Council [2007] NSWLEC 255; (2007) 161 LGERA 118 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 422; (2004) 61 NSWLR 707 Category: Principal judgment Parties: INL Group Limited ACN 144 982 436 (Applicant) Director-General of the New South Wales Department of Planning (Respondent) Representation: Mr T J Morahan (Applicant) Mr J J Hutton (Respondent) Jade Lawyers (Applicant) Department of Planning (Respondent) File Number(s): 40978 of 2010