New South Wales Golf Club v Valuer General New South Wales (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 186

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: New South Wales Golf Club v Valuer General New South Wales (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 186 Hearing dates: 2 August 2012 Decision date: 10 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Lloyd AJ Decision: The orders are: 1)The applicant's notice of motion for costs is dismissed. 2)The applicant must pay the respondent's costs of the motion. Catchwords: COSTS - valuation appeal - class 3 of the court's jurisdiction - appeal wholly successful - no costs order unless fair and reasonable in the circumstances - whether something out of the ordinary to justify an order for costs - no costs ordered Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98 Land and Environment Act 1979, s 39 Land and Environment Court Rules 2000, r 3.7 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, Pt 1.7 Sch 2, Pt 42.1 Valuation of Land Act 1916, ss 14I, 37(1) Cases Cited: Arden Anglican School v Hornsby Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 103, 158 LGERA 224 Hastings Point Progress Association Inc. v Tweed Shire Council [2010] NSWCA 39, 172 LGERA 157 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 8) [2007] NSWLEC 37, 155 LGERA 115 New South Wales Golf Club v Valuer General of New South Wales [2012] NSWLEC 137 Port Stephens Council v Sansom [2007] NSWCA 299, 156 LGERA 125 St Marys Land Ltd v Valuer-General of New South Wales [2011] NSWLEC 2 Category: Costs Parties: New South Wales Golf Club (Applicant) Valuer General New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: PJ McEwen SC (Applicant) JB Maston (Respondent) Solicitors: Bicknell & Monteith Lawyers (Applicant) Crown Solicitor's office(Respondent) File Number(s): 30424 of 2011