Xiang Rong Investment Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council [2012] NSWLEC 44

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Xiang Rong Investment Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council [2012] NSWLEC 44 Hearing dates: 12/03/2012 Decision date: 12 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Biscoe J Decision: Appeals listed for hearing on 28 and 29 March 2012 and related directions as per [22] of judgment Catchwords: APPEAL:- review of Registrar's decision refusing expedition - Registrar fixed dates for hearing - matter overtaken by subsequent availability of earlier hearing dates suitable to the parties - principles on review of a registrar's decision - principles for expedition. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 49.19 Cases Cited: Elders Rural Finance Ltd v Smith (1995) 38 NSWLR 395 Greetings Oxford Koala Hotel Pty Ltd v Oxford Square Investments Pty Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 33 Groeneveld v Wollongong City Council [2009] NSWLEC 149, 168 LGERA 260 Hannaford v Cactus Imaging Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 260, 176 IR 426 Healthscope Ltd v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 237 Sky Design and Concepts Pty Limited v Pittwater Council (No.4) [2009] NSWLEC 129 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 369, 71 NSWLR 61 Vaughan v Dawson [2005] NSWSC 33 Wren Investments Pty Ltd v Hunter [2011] NSWLEC 122 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Xiang Rong Investment Pty Ltd (Applicant) Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: Mr A Galasso SC (Applicant) Mr A Pickles (Respondent) SOLICITORS: Maddocks Lawyers (Applicant) Sparke Helmore (Respondent) File Number(s): 10091-93 of 2012