McDonald's Australia Limited v Ashfield Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 268

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McDonald's Australia Limited v Ashfield Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 268 Hearing dates: 20 February 2012 Decision date: 14 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Sheahan J Decision: (1)The respondent's notice of motion is dismissed. (2)The parties are to approach the Registrar within seven days to obtain a date for a further hearing on the costs of the motion. (3)All exhibits are retained pending the court's decision on the costs of the motion. Catchwords: COSTS: Class 1 appeal against refusal of a development application - several amendments made to proposal - respondent Council seeking costs orders - relevant statutory provision covering amendments - court rule regarding costs in Class 1 appeals Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 Interpretation Act 1987 Cases Cited: Arden Anglican School v Hornsby Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 103; 158 LGERA 224 Cachia v Manly Council (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 1107 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 26; 147 CLR 297 Coshott v Woollahra Council [1996] NSWLEC 256 (unreported, NSW Land & Environment Court, Bannon J, 19 November 1996, 40149 of 1996) Futurespace Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council [2009] NSWLEC 153; 169 LGERA 45 Groeneveld v Wollongong City Council [2009] NSWLEC 149; 168 LGERA 260 Groeneveld v Wollongong City Council [2009] NSWLEC 1226 Hakim v Canada Bay City Council [2008] NSWLEC 118 Hillsong Church Limited v Council of the City of Sydney [2012] NSWLEC 1059 Marinkovic v Rockdale City Council [2007] NSWLEC 71; 151 LGERA 385 McDonalds Australia Limited v Ashfield Council [2011] NSWLEC 1140 Millennium Projects Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 761 Stanton Dahl Architects v Penrith City Council [2010] NSWLEC 156 The Owners - Strata Plan No 20226 v North Sydney Council [2012] NSWLEC 148 Universal Childcare Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2008] NSWLEC 277 Valoth v Parramatta City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 161 Category: Costs Parties: McDonald's Australia Limited (Applicant) Ashfield Council (Respondent) Representation: Mr A Galasso SC (Applicant) Mr C McEwen SC (Respondent) Norton Rose Australia (Applicant) Maddocks Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 10650 of 2010