Young v King (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 236

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Young v King (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 236 Hearing dates: 17, 18, 19 September 2012 Decision date: 19 October 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Sheahan J Decision: 1. The respondent's Notice of Motion filed on 18 September 2012 is upheld. 2. The applicant's Notice of Motion originally filed on 23 May 2008, as finally formulated on 27 March 2012, is dismissed. 3. Costs are formally reserved, and the parties are directed to file any Notices of Motion seeking costs orders within 28 days, and after 28 days to approach the Registrar within a further 14 days to fix a timetable for the filing of written submissions for the trial judge's consideration in chambers. 4. Exhibits are to be retained until the question of costs has been resolved. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Application for summary dismissal of a Notice of Motion brought by an applicant to set aside orders made in her case in 2004 - jurisdiction of the court to consider such a motion - question whether a case is made out for such a motion if within jurisdiction - costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing Act 1919 Dividing Fences Act 1991 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Supreme Court Act 1970 Water Act 1912 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Australian Hardboards Ltd v Hudson Investment Group Ltd [2007] NSWCA 104; (2007) 70 NSWLR 201 Bankstown City Council v Mohamad El Dana [2009] NSWLEC 68 Brown v Randwick City Council [2011] NSWLEC 172 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio [1983] HCA 14; (1982-3) 151 CLR 447 Coulton v Holcombe [1986] HCA 33; (1986) 162 CLR 1 Craig v State of South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 Haughton v Minister for Planning and Macquarie Generation; Haughton v Minister for Planning and TRUenergy Pty Ltd [2011] NSWLEC 217; (2011) 185 LGERA 373 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales; [2010] HCA 1; 239 CLR 531 Logwon Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 33 NSWLR 13 Lowy v The Land and Environment Court of NSW [2002] NSWCA 353; 123 LGERA 179 Natva Developments Pty Ltd v McDonald Bros Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 777; (2004) 12 BPR 22,287 Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 346 Permanent Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd v Stocks & Holdings (Canberra) Pty Ltd (1976) 15 ACTR 45; (1976) 28 FLR 195 Presrod Pty Ltd v Wollongong City Council [2010] NSWLEC 192 Roach v B & W Steel Pty Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 110 Romeo v Paplia [2012] NSWCA 221 R v Bolton (1991) 155 J.P.N. 620 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 3) [2009] NSWLEC 121; (2009) 167 LGERA 432 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 4) [2011] NSWCA 324 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 5) [2012] NSWCA 75 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 6) [2012] NSWCA 260 University of Wollongong v Metwally (No 2) [1985] HCA 28; (1985) 60 ALR 68 V'landys v Land and Environment Court of New South Wales [2012] NSWLEC 218 Young v King [2004] NSWLEC 93 Young v King (No.2) [2009] NSWLEC 125 Young v King (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 42 Young v King [2011] NSWSC 793 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Margo Young (Applicant) Brendan King (First Respondent) Kristina King (Second Respondent) Representation: Mr R Newell, Barrister (Applicant) Mr M Wright, Barrister (First & Second Respondents) L C Muriniti & Associates (Applicant) Terence Stern (First & Second Respondents) File Number(s): 40417 of 2003