NA & J Investments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering Water Management Act 2000; Arnold v Minister Administering Water Management Act 2000 (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 120

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: NA & J Investments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering Water Management Act 2000; Arnold v Minister Administering Water Management Act 2000 (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 120 Hearing dates: 22,23,25 May 2012 Decision date: 25 May 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Biscoe J Decision: Orders set out in annexures to judgment Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE:- judicial review proceedings - application to strike out part of Applications and Points of Claim claiming damages - Application for advance rulings as to admissibility of evidence under s 192A Evidence Act 1995 - determination of proceedings before determination of contested allegation that the proceedings include a claim in tort for conversion. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 ss 61, 149B Evidence Act 1995 s 192A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 16A Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Limitation Act 1969 Water Act 1912 Water Management Act 2000 ss 45(1)(a), 47, 50, Schedule 10 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41, 201 CLR 552 Arnold v Minister Administering Water Management Act 2000 [2007] NSWLEC 531, 157 LGERA 379 Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 [2008] NSWCA 338, 73 NSWLR 196 Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act [2010] HCA 3, 240 CLR 242 Attorney-General for the Northern Territory v Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (1989) 23 FCR 536 McCormack v Commissioner of Taxation [2001] FCA 1700, 114 FCR 574 Australian Retailers Association v Reserve Bank of Australia [2005] FCA 1707, 148 FCR 446 Bunnings Group Ltd v CHEP Australia Ltd [2011] NSWCA 342 DEXUS Funds Management Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2011] NSWLEC 156 Friends of King Edward park Inc v Newcastle City Council [2012] NSWLEC 113 Gondarra v Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2012] FCA 185 NA & J Investments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering Water Management Act 2000; Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 [2011] NSWLEC 51, 181 LGERA 166 NA & J Investments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000; Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 115 NA & J Investments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000; Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (No 3) [2011] NSWLEC 171 Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd [2012] NSWLEC 112 Southern Cross Airports v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2011] NSWSC 349 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 28, 241 CLR 118 Telecom Vanuatu Ltd v Optus Networks Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 951 TKWJ v The Queen [2002] HCA 46, 212 CLR 124 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: 41292 of 2006 NA & J Investments Pty Ltd and Others (Applicants) Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (First Respondent) State of New South Wales (Second Respondent)