Botany Bay City Council v Marana Developments Pty Ltd [2012] NSWLEC 15

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Botany Bay City Council v Marana Developments Pty Ltd [2012] NSWLEC 15 Hearing dates: 7 September 2011 and 14 September 2011 and 21 September 2011 (written submissions) Decision date: 14 February 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pain J Decision: Ground 1 remains to be determined and the matter will need to be re-listed to that end. The other grounds of appeal failed and should be dismissed in due course. Catchwords: APPEAL - s 56A appeal from decision of commissioner approving a modification application of a residential flat development - preliminary question whether ground of appeal that commissioner's finding of satisfaction under s 96(2) raises question of law - whether commissioner failed to give adequate reasons - whether commissioner properly found modification did not diminish or detract from design quality - whether misconstruction of SEPP 65 - whether failure to properly consider relevant DCP Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 s 119 Botany Bay Local Environmental Plan 1995 City of Botany Bay Development Control Plan - Building Design and Construction Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth) City of Botany Bay Development Control Plan No 35 - Multi Unit Housing and Residential Flat Buildings Constitution s 75(v) Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 s 67 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 79C, s 96 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 cl 115(1A) Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 179 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 39, s 56, s 56A, s 57, s 58 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Residential Flat Design Code State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 - Design Quality of Residential Flat Development cl 2(1), cl 6, cl 30A Supreme Court Act 1970 s 75A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 28.2, Sch 1 Cases Cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin [1990] HCA 21; (1990) 170 CLR 1 Avon Downs Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1949] HCA 26; (1949) 78 CLR 353 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 B & L Linings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2008] NSWCA 187; (2008) 74 NSWLR 481 Beale v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Botany Bay City Council v Premier Customs Services Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 226; (2009) 172 LGERA 338 Brimbella Pty Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council (1985) 79 LGERA 367 Brinara Pty Ltd v Gosford City Council [2010] NSWLEC 230; (2010) 177 LGERA 296 Cavasinni Constructions Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [2010] NSWLEC 65; (2010) 173 LGERA 456 Codling v Manly Council [2011] NSWLEC 57 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 26; (1981) 147 CLR 297 Director-General, Dept of Ageing, Disability and Home Care v Lambert [2009] NSWCA 102; (2009) 74 NSWLR 523 Edyp v Brazbuild Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 218 HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd v Kostas [2009] NSWCA 292 Hope v Bathurst City Council [1980] HCA 16; (1980) 144 CLR 1 Kirk v Industrial Commission of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Limited [2010] HCA 32; (2010) 241 CLR 390 Marana Developments Pty Limited v Botany City Council [2011] NSWLEC 1110 Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2001] NSWCA 78; 51 NSWLR 673 Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2006] NSWLEC 57; (2006) 145 LGERA 276 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1966] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 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 and Indigenous Affairs v SGLB [2004] HCA 42; (2004) 207 ALR 12 Moto Projects (No 2) Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [1999] NSWLEC 280; (1999) 106 LGERA 298 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 R v Blakeley; Ex parte Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draughtsmen of Australia [1950] HCA 40; (1950) 82 CLR 54 R v Connell; Ex parte v Hetton Bellbird Collieries Ltd [1944] HCA 42; (1944) 69 CLR 407 R v Federal Court of Australia; Ex parte Pilkington ACI (Operations) Pty Ltd [1978] HCA 60; (1978) 142 CLR 113 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002; Appellant S106/2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 30; (2003) 198 ALR 59 Re Refugee Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Peak [2007] NSWCA 66 Scicluna v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2008] NSWCA 277; (2008) 72 NSWLR 674 Segal v Waverley Council [2005] NSWCA 310; (2005) 64 NSWLR 177 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Svedas v Council of the City of Sydney [2011] NSWLEC 215 Thaina Town (On Goulburn) Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council [2007] NSWCA 300; (2007) 71 NSWLR 230 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL [1999] NSWCA 8; (1999) 46 NSWLR 55 Tuscany Farm Holdings v Hawkesbury City Council [2011] NSWLEC 18 Vacik Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [1992] NSWLEC 8 Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2009] NSWCA 178; (2009) 168 LGERA 1 Wainohu v State of New South Wales [2011] HCA 24; (2011) 243 CLR 181 Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd v Woolworths Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 269, (2005) 141 LGERA 376 Waterford v Commonwealth [1987] HCA 25; (1987) 163 CLR 54 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco [2004] NSWCA 422; (2004) 61 NSWLR 707 Zhang v Canterbury City Council [2001] NSWCA 167; (2001) 51 NSWLR 589 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Botany Bay City Council (Appellant) Marana Developments Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Mr T Hale SC (Appellant) Mr I Hemmings (Respondent) Houston Dearn O'Connor (Appellant) Reid & Vesely Solicitors (Respondent) File Number(s): 10474 of 2011 Decision under appeal Citation: Marana Developments Pty Limited v Botany City Council [2011] NSWLEC 1110 Date of Decision: 2011-05-18 00:00:00 Before: Morris C