Quakers Hill SPV Pty Limited v Blacktown City Council [2012] NSWLEC 200

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Quakers Hill SPV Pty Limited v Blacktown City Council [2012] NSWLEC 200 Decision date: 31 August 2012 Before: Sheahan J Decision: 1.The notice of motion filed on 24 August 2012 by the applicant is upheld. 2.The notice of motion filed on 20 August 2012 by Sertari Pty Ltd is dismissed. 3.Sertari Pty Ltd is ordered to pay the applicant's costs on the motions referred to in Orders 1 and 2. 4.All other questions of costs are reserved. 5.The matter is remitted to the Registrar to confirm arrangements for the finalisation of the s 34 conference and disposition of the notices of motion filed on 18 July (by Sertari Pty Ltd) and 23 August (by the applicant). Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: power of the court to review a decision by the Registrar to decline relief to a "non-party" pursuant to ss 38 and 39A of the Land and Environment Court Act Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Interpretation Act 1987 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Supreme Court Act 1970 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Ashton Coal Operations Pty Ltd v Director General, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 116 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Proprietary Limited v The Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia [1981] HCA 26; (1981) 147 CLR 297 Groeneveld v Wollongong City Council [2009] NSWLEC 149; (2009) 168 LGERA 260 Hardie Holdings Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council [2010] NSWLEC 11 J & M Mir & Ors v Valuer General [2009] NSWLEC 15 Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 113 Kavia Holdings Pty Ltd v Sydney City Council [2003] NSWLEC 195; (2003) 127 LGERA 293 Lowy v The Land and Environment Court of NSW [2002] NSWCA 353; (2002) 123 LGERA 173 Michael Suttor Pty Limited trading as Michael Suttor Architects v Woollahra Municipal Council [2009] NSWLEC 148; (2009) 169 LGERA 29 Morrison Design Partnership Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2007] NSWLEC 802; (2007) 159 LGERA 361 Newcastle Muslim Association v Newcastle City Council [2012] NSWLEC 13 Nirimba Developments v Blacktown City CC [2006] NSWLEC 739 Nirimba Developments Pty Limited v Blacktown City Council [2008] NSWLEC 1229 Parcell v Leichhardt Council [2012] NSWLEC 77 Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council (Unreported, NSWLEC, Acting Registrar Walton, Matter No 10293 of 2012, 20 August 2012) Sky Design and Concepts Pty Limited v Pittwater Council (No 4) [2009] NSWLEC 129 Taylor v Port Macquarie Hastings Council [2009] NSWLEC 175 Tender Center Pty Ltd v Department of Fair Trading [2001] NSWSC 153 The Sabian Mandaean Association in Australia Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council [2009] NSWLEC 94 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 369; (2007) 71 NSWLR 61 Xiang Rong Investment Pty Ltd v Ku-Ring-Gai Municipal Council [2012] NSWLEC 44 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Quakers Hill SPV Pty Limited (Applicant) Bankstown City Council (Respondent) Sertari Pty Ltd (Intervener) Representation: Mr I Hemmings, Barrister (Applicant) Mr C Drury, Solicitor (Respondent) Mr P Tomasetti SC (Intervener) Storey & Gough (Applicant) Sparke Helmore (Respondent) Stephen Wawn & Associates (Intervener) File Number(s): 10293 of 2012