Cudgegong Australia Pty Limited v Transport for NSW (No 2) [2014] NSWLEC 36

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cudgegong Australia Pty Limited v Transport for NSW (No 2) [2014] NSWLEC 36 Hearing dates: 3 April 2014 Decision date: 10 April 2014 Jurisdiction: Class 6 Before: Pain J Decision: 1. Order 1 in Cudgegong Australia Pty Limited v Transport for NSW [2014] NSWLEC 19 made 13 March 2014 is stayed until the date of final disposition of any application for leave to appeal lodged with the NSW Court of Appeal. 2. Costs are reserved. Catchwords: Application for stay of order pending determination of appeal to Court of Appeal - operation of Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 where potential for more than one owner of acquired land - risk that appeal rendered nugatory unless stay granted - exercise of discretion to grant stay Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 67 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 s 45, s 48, s 53, s 58, s 68(2) Interpretation Act 1987 s 33 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 57(1), s 57(4) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue [2009] HCA 41; (2009) 239 CLR 27 Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corp Ltd (receivers and managers appointed) (1985) 2 NSWLR 685 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 26; (1981) 147 CLR 297 Cudgegong Australia Pty Limited v Transport for NSW [2014] NSWLEC 19 Cumerlong Holdings Pty Ltd v Dalcross Properties Pty Ltd [2011] HCA 27; (2011) 243 CLR 442 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 IW v City of Perth [1997] HCA 30; (1997) 191 CLR 1 Kalifair Pty Ltd v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd [2002] NSWCA 383; (2002) 55 NSWLR 737 McBride v Sandland (No 2) [1918] HCA 54; (1918) 25 CLR 369 New South Wales Bar Association v Stevens [2003] NSWCA 95 Powerflex Services Pty Limited v Data Access Corporation (1996) 137 ALR 498 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Scarborough v Lew's Junction Stores Pty Limited [1963] VR 129 TCN Channel 9 Pty Limited v Antoniadis (No 2) [1999] NSWCA 104; (1999) 48 NSWLR 381 Vaughan v Dawson [2008] NSWCA 169 Texts Cited: Oliver Jones, Bennion on Statutory Interpretation (6th edition, 2013, LexisNexis) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Cudgegong Australia Pty Limited (Applicant) Transport for NSW (First Respondent) Golden Mile Property Investments Pty Limited (in liquidation) (Second Respondent) Representation: Mr R Dick SC with Mr N Eastman (Applicant) Mr I Hemmings SC (First Respondent) Mr M Hall with Mr G Stapleton (Second Respondent) PC Law Pty Ltd (Applicant) Hunt and Hunt Lawyers (First Respondent) ERA Legal (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 30171 of 2013