Gold And Copper Resources Pty Limited v Minister For Resources and Energy [2013] NSWLEC 66

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gold And Copper Resources Pty Limited v Minister For Resources and Energy [2013] NSWLEC 66 Hearing dates: 3 - 6 December 2012 Decision date: 17 May 2013 Jurisdiction: Class 8 Before: Pain J Decision: See paragraph 148 Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW - challenge to validity of seventh renewal of exploration licence by Minister's delegate - power to renew authority not limited by time requested in renewal application - Minister's delegate required to form state of satisfaction of special circumstances in renewing exploration licence over whole area - no false and misleading information in renewal application - renewal cannot include land not already subject of exploration licence being renewed Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Interpretation Act 1987 s 33 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 21C Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Mining Act 1973 Mining Act 1992 s 3A, s 13, s 19, s 22, s 26, s 27, s 28, Pt 7, s 113, s 114, s 115, s 117, s 121, s 125, s 135, s 163, s 293, s 363, s 371, s 374, s 389, s 391, Sch 6 Pt 2 cl 4, Sch 6 Pt 6 cl 70, Sch 6 Pt 10 cl 101 Mining Amendment Act 2008 Mining Regulation 2003 Survey (Geometric Datum of Australia) Act 1999 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue [2009] HCA 41; (2009) 239 CLR 27 Al-Mehdawi v Secretary of State of the Home Department [1990] 1 AC 876 Anderson v Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources [2006] NSWLEC 725; (2006) 151 LGERA 229 Anthony Hordern and Sons Limited v Amalgamated Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia (1932) 47 CLR 1 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australian Education Union v Department of Education and Children's Services [2012] HCA 3; (2012) 285 ALR 27 Australian Taxation Office in O'Reilly v the Commissioners of the State Bank of Victoria (1983) 153 CLR 1 Avon Downs Pty Limited v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1949) 78 CLR 353 Broad Henry v Director-General, Department of Environment and Conservation [2007] NSWLEC 722; (2007) 159 LGERA 172 Bushell v Secretary of State for the Environment [1981] AC 75 Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty [2004] HCA 60;(2004) 218 CLR 592 Carltona Ltd v Commissioners of Works [1943] 2 All ER 560 Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coal Mines Australia Pty Limited and Minister for Mineral Resources (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 1; (2010) 172 LGERA 25 Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coal Mines Australia Pty Limited and Minister for Mineral [2010] NSWCA 353; (2010) 178 LGERA 411 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 26; (1981) 147 CLR 297 Conquest Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2011] NSWLEC 52; (2011) 184 LGERA 1 Hurstville City Council v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure [2012] NSWLEC 134 IW v City of Perth [1997] HCA 30; (1997) 191 CLR 1 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Lego Australia Pty Ltd v Paraggio (1994) 52 FCR 542 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Limited [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZLIX [2008] FCAFC 171; (2008) 245 ALR 501 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 15; (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Nystrom [2006] HCA 50; (2006) 228 CLR 566 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Limited v Liverpool City Council [2009] NSWLEC 100 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Rivers SOS Inc v Minister for Planning [2009] NSWLEC 213; (2009) 178 LGERA 347 Sharples v Minister for Local Government [2008] NSWLEC 328; (2008) 166 LGERA 302 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] HCA 35; (2007) 232 CLR 189 Wilson v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 198 ; (2010) 78 NSWLR 704 WR Carpenter Holdings Pty Limited v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia [2008] HCA 33; (2008) 237 CLR 198 Texts Cited: D C Pearce and R S Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia, 7th ed (2011) LexisNexis Mark Aronson, Bruce Dyer and Matthew Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, 4th edition (2009) Thomson Reuters Mark Aronson and Matthew Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, 5th ed (2013) Thomson Reuters Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gold And Copper Resources Pty Limited (Applicant) Minister For Resources and Energy (First Respondent) Newcrest Mining Limited (Second Respondent) Representation: Mr M Leeming SC with Mr J Giles (Applicant) Mr T Hale SC with Mr J Maston (First Respondent) Mr I Jackman SC with Mr S Lawrance (Second Respondent) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Applicant) Crown Solicitor's Office (First Respondent) Allens (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 80736 of 2011