Wollondilly Shire Council v 820 Cawdor Road Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 183

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wollondilly Shire Council v 820 Cawdor Road Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 183 Hearing dates: 27 July 2012 Decision date: 07 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Lloyd AJ Decision: The orders of the Court are: 1)The applicant's Notice of Motion for costs is dismissed. 2)The applicant must pay the respondents' costs of the proceedings. 3)The applicant must pay the costs of the motions for costs. Exhibit 'A' returned. Catchwords: COSTS: - respondents successful on some, but not all issues - whether costs should be apportioned - no apportioned of costs in the circumstances. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 118J Local Government Act, s 68A Residential Tenancies Act 2010 State Environmental Planning Policy No 4, cl 10(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, Pt 42.1 Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011 Cases Cited: Australian Conservation Foundation v Forestry Commission of Tasmania (1988) 76 LGRA 381 Bullabidgee Pty Ltd v McCleary (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 343 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Griffith v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 145 Hastings Point Progress Association Inc. v Tweed Shire Council [2010] NSWCA 39, 172 LGERA 157 James v Surf Road Nominees (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59, 170 CLR 534 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 193 CLR 72 Wollondilly Shire Council v 820 Cawdor Road Pty Limited [2012] NSWLEC 71 Category: Costs Parties: Wollondilly Shire Council (Applicant) 820 Cawdor Road Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Richard Garton (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: IJ Hemmings (Applicant) PR Rigg, Solicitor (First Respondent) A Pearman (Second Respondent) Solicitors: Hones La Hood (Applicant) Norton Rose Australia (First Respondent) Meehans Solicitors (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 40973 of 2011 Publication restriction: Nil