Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 43

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 43 Hearing dates: 9, 12 March 2012 Decision date: 23 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Biscoe J Decision: Declaration that development consent invalid. Injunctions restraining works and use as a school unless and until further development consent granted. School use injunction suspended for one year. Respondents to pay applicant's costs. Proponent to indemnify Council for Council's liability for applicant's costs insofar as attributable to defences unsuccessfully raised by proponent. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW:- development consent invalid - whether Court should exercise discretion to refuse relief under s 124 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 - alternatively whether Court should make orders under s 25B Land and Environment Court Act 1979 suspending operation of the consent in part and specifying terms compliance with which will validate the consent. COSTS:- respondents to pay applicant's costs - early submitting appearance by Council - proponent unsuccessfully defended proceedings - whether proponent should indemnify Council for Council's liability for applicant's costs attributable to defences unsuccessfully raised by proponent - or whether Council should indemnify proponent for proponent's costs and for proponent's liability for applicant's costs. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Part 4, Part 5, ss 76A, 79C, 94, 101, 103, 104, 109M, 110(1)(g), 124 Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 1997 Environmental Planning and Assessment Legislation Amendment Act 1997 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 ss 25A 25B, 25C, 25E Local Government Act 1993 s 68 Roads Act 1993 s 138 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 cl 124(1)(c) Cases Cited: ACR Trading Pty Ltd v Fat-Sel Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 67 Aldous v Greater Taree City Council [2009] NSWLEC 17, 167 LGERA 13 Associated Minerals Consolidated Ltd v Wyong Shire Council [1974] 2 NSWLR 681 Barton v Orange City Council (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 123 Belmore Residents' Action Group v Canterbury City Council [2006] NSWLEC 530, 147 LGERA 226 Boral Resources (Country) & Cemex Australia Pty Ltd v Clarence Valley Council (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 133 Brown v Randwick City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 28 Bungendore Residents Group Inc v Palerang Council (No 4) [2007] NSWLEC 536 Centro Properties Ltd v Hurstville City Council [2004] NSWLEC 401, 135 LGERA 257 Centro Properties Ltd v Hurstville City Council [2006] NSWLEC 78 Clark & Davis v Wollongong City Council (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 226 Cutcliffe v Lithgow City Council [2006] NSWLEC 463, 147 LGERA 330 Director-General, Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water v Venn [2011] NSWLEC 118 F Hannan Pty Ltd v Electricity Commission of New South Wales [No 3] (1985) 66 LGRA 306 Goldberg v Waverley Council [2007] NSWLEC 259, 156 LGERA 27 GPT Re Ltd v Wollongong City Council (No 2) [2006] NSWLEC 401, 151 LGERA 158 Hastings Co-operative Ltd v Port Macquarie Hastings Council [2009] NSWLEC 99, 167 LGERA 205 Hastings Point Progress Association Inc v Tweed Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 219 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council [2010] NSWLEC 242 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 259 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council [2011] NSWCA 349, 184 LGERA 104 Kindimindi Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council [2006] NSWLEC 399, 147 LGERA 118 Kindimindi Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council [2007] NSWCA 38, 150 LGERA 333 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59, 170 CLR 534 Liverpool City Council v Roads and Traffic Authority (1991) 74 LGRA 265 Mid Western Community Action Group Inc v Mid-Western Regional Council [2007] NSWLEC 411 Mid Western Community Action Group Incorporated v Mid-Western Regional Council (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 143 Nambucca Valley Conservation Association v Nambucca Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 38 NRS Group Pty Ltd v Cowra Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 156 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11, 193 CLR 72 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28, 194 CLR 355 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte Hardiman [1980] HCA 13, 144 CLR 13 Reid's Farms Pty Ltd v Murray Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 127, 182 LGERA 1 Rowley v NSW Leather and Trading Co Pty Ltd (1980) 46 LGRA 250 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335 Western Sydney Conservation Alliance v Penrith City Council [2011] NSWLEC 244 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 422, 61 NSWLR 707 Texts Cited: NSW Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 28 May 1997 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc (Applicant) Liverpool City Council (First Respondent) Australian Federation of Islamic Councils Inc (Second Respondent) Malek Fahd Islamic School Ltd (Third Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: Mr J Johnson (Applicant) Mr M Wright (First Respondent) Mr A Galasso SC and Mr G Newport (Second and Third Respondents) SOLICITORS: Robert Balzola and Associates (Applicant) Marsdens (First Respondent) Goldrick Farrell Mullan (Second and Third Respondents) File Number(s): 40178 of 2010