Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 5) [2012] NSWCA 75

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 5) [2012] NSWCA 75 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 12 April 2012 Before: Allsop P, Beazley JA, Handley AJA Decision: Back to top Notice of motion of 1 November 2011 is summarily dismissed. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - abuse of process - fourth application for leave to appeal - no change of circumstances or fresh argument - application summarily dismissed. PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - judgment procured by fraud - application to set aside to be brought in separate proceedings. FRAUD - judgments & orders - application to set aside for fraud - to be brought in separate proceedings. Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Rules 1980 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Wilding [1896] 1 Ch 673 George M Adams v Waverley Council [1999] NSWLEC 7 Hip Foong Hong v H Neotia & Co [1918] AC 888, 894 Jonesco v Beard [1930] AC 298 Kinch v Walcott [1929] AC 482, 494 Kuwait Airways Corp v Iraqi Airways Co [2001] 1 WLR 429 Logwon Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 33 NSWLR 13 McDonald v McDonald [1965] HCA 45, 113 CLR 529 Michales v Dimoveski [2007] NSWLEC 443 Permanent Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd v Stocks & Holdings (Canberra) Pty Ltd (1976) 15 ACTR 45 Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd v Heperu Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 387, 78 NSWLR 190 Spies v Commonwealth (1991) 24 NSWLR 691 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council [2009] NSWLEC 121, 167 LGERA 432 Wollongong City Council v Falamaki [2010] NSWLEC 66 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Applicant: Elaine Teoh Representation: Applicant in Person Applicant in Person File Number(s): CA 09/298486 Decision under appeal Before: Allsop P, Beazley JA and Handley AJA File Number(s): CA 09/298486