Van Tonder v Hodgkinson [2012] NSWLEC 86

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Van Tonder v Hodgkinson [2012] NSWLEC 86 Hearing dates: 24 April 2012 Decision date: 24 April 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Biscoe J Decision: (1) The proceedings are dismissed; (2) The applicant is to pay the respondents' costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE:- motions for summary dismissal of purported Class 3 proceedings on grounds that no reasonable cause of action disclosed, the Court possesses no jurisdiction to entertain the proceedings and the proceedings are an abuse of process of the Court. Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 ss 88K, 177, 196A Crown Lands Act 1989 s 29 Encroachment of Buildings Act 1922 ss 2, 3 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 4B(3)(c), Part 4 Frustrated Contracts Act 1978 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 ss 4, 38, 39, 64, 67, Part 2 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 ss 16(1A), 19(c1), 19(e), 24, 40(4) Public Works Act 1912 s 40(2) Real Property Act 1900 s 120(1)(a) Roads Act 1993 ss 41, 44, Part 12 Division 2 Sale of Goods Act 1923 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (now Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)) s 52 Water Act 1912 Water Management Act 2000 ss 368, 375 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 13.4 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41, 201 CLR 552 Gracewood Australia Pty Ltd v State Water Corporation [2008] NSWLEC 292 McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Shaw v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Those Best Placed Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 83 at [3]. Webster v Lampard [1993] HCA 57, 177 CLR 598 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andre van Tonder (Applicant) The Hon Katrina Hodgkinson MP (First Respondent) Owen Johns (Second Respondent) The Hon Andrew Stoner MP (Third Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: Mr A van Tonder (in person) (Applicant) Ms M Carpenter (First and Third Respondents) Mr D Baird, solicitor (Second Respondent) SOLICITORS: N/A (Applicant) Crown Solicitor's Office (First and Third Respondents) Marsdens Law Group (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 30002 of 2012